President Lincoln signed an Act that made slavery illegal in US territories.
Slavery also became illegal in the States on January 1, 1863.
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South Carolina seceded from the United States of America.
Abraham Lincoln declared Thanksgiving Day a national holiday.
Abraham Lincoln outlawed business with the Confederate States during the Civil War.
The Republican Party nominated Abraham Lincoln for president at the 1860 Republican National Convention.
Abraham Lincoln was elected the 16th president of the United States of America.
