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Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Abraham Lincoln


"We cannot escape history." - Abraham Lincoln

"Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal." - Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln was America's 16th President. He is regarded at one of our finest Presidents. He helped unite a country after the disastrous presidency of James Buchanan. Lincoln helped introduce the Emancipation Proclamation which helped free the slaves. The Union was successful under the leadership of Lincoln in defeating the Confederate states. Lincoln was assassinated in 1865.

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