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- Abraham Lincoln served as the 16th president of the United States.
- He was born in Kentucky, in the United States, on February 12, 1809.
- He enjoyed reading, and he finished the majority of his education through independent study.
- He served in the Illinois House of Representatives before being elected US president.
- On March 4, 1847, he was a representative in the US House of Representatives.
- He had previously managed a store and served as postmaster before entering politics.
- He assumed the presidency of the United States on March 4, 1861.
- In the Civil War, he was effective in defending the Union.
- John Wilkes Booth fired a bullet into his forehead, which resulted to the death of Abraham Lincoln
- The assassination of Abraham Lincoln took place on April 14, 1865.