One of the greatest speeches of all American history, The Gettysburg Address, was given by Abraham Lincoln.
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Former President Abraham Lincoln ordered the emancipation of slaves across the US from January 1, 1863.
President Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Acts into law.
Abraham Lincoln issued an order called 'eye-for-eye,' allowing Union soldiers to one rebel prisoner for every black prisoner the Confederacy shot.
At 11 years old, Grace Bedell wrote to Abraham Lincoln, saying he should grow a beard.
Abraham Lincoln was elected the 16th president of the United States of America.
