Abraham Lincoln issued his Amnesty Proclamation and plan for the Reconstruction of the South.
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President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated.
One of the greatest speeches of all American history, The Gettysburg Address, was given by Abraham Lincoln.
American president Abraham Lincoln proclaimed the last Thursday of November as Thanksgiving Day.
At 11 years old, Grace Bedell wrote to Abraham Lincoln, saying he should grow a beard.
US President Abraham Lincoln ordered the hanging of 39 Santee Sioux Indians.
