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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Abraham Lincoln outlawed business with the Confederate States during the Civil War.
Abraham Lincoln issued his Amnesty Proclamation and plan for the Reconstruction of the South.
US President Abraham Lincoln ordered the hanging of 39 Santee Sioux Indians.
President Abraham Lincoln died.
At 11 years old, Grace Bedell wrote to Abraham Lincoln, saying he should grow a beard.
