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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Former President Abraham Lincoln ordered the emancipation of slaves across the US from January 1, 1863.
President Abraham Lincoln died.
Abraham Lincoln received a patent for a device that would lift a boat over shoals and obstructions.
Abraham Lincoln outlawed business with the Confederate States during the Civil War.
Abraham Lincoln issued an order called 'eye-for-eye,' allowing Union soldiers to one rebel prisoner for every black prisoner the Confederacy shot.
