US President Abraham Lincoln ordered the hanging of 39 Santee Sioux Indians.
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President Lincoln signed an Act that made slavery illegal in US territories.
The US Department of Agriculture was created after being signed into legislation by President Abraham Lincoln.
American president Abraham Lincoln proclaimed the last Thursday of November as Thanksgiving Day.
Abraham Lincoln issued his Amnesty Proclamation and plan for the Reconstruction of the South.
American boarding house owner Mary Surratt was arrested for taking part in President Lincoln's assassination.
