Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln as one of the most influential people in America's history. He was the 16th president of the USA, serving from 1861 until his assassination in 1865. He led the US through the American Civil war, helped reserve the union between the states, abolished slavery and modernized the economy.
Abraham Lincoln was born in 1809 in Hodgenville, Kentucky. When he was 9 his mom died at age of 34 of milk sickness. He had two siblings (an older sister and a younger brother) who died in their infancy.
In 1961 he became the president and led the Northern States to vitory during the Civil War. After winning the war he abolished slavery after realising its cruel and inhumane.
On 15th April 1865 he was assassinated druing a show in Ford Theater, Washington DC. He was taken to the Petersen House and laid in a coma for nine hours before dying the next morning.
LINK:
https://www.biography.com/us-president/abraham-lincoln
And until this day all American kids learn his famous Gettysburg address by heart.
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