The Republican Party nominated Abraham Lincoln for president at the 1860 Republican National Convention.
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President Lincoln signed an Act that made slavery illegal in US territories.
American boarding house owner Mary Surratt was arrested for taking part in President Lincoln's assassination.
Franklin D. Roosevelt became the first and last US President to serve four terms.
US President Abraham Lincoln ordered the hanging of 39 Santee Sioux Indians.
Abraham Lincoln declared Thanksgiving Day a national holiday.
