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| Wins election to first term in Illinois House of Representatives | |
| Takes oath of office as president for a second term | |
| Makes first public declaration against slavery | |
| Takes oath of office as sixteenth president of the U.S | |
| Wins election to fourth term in the Illinois House of Representatives | |
| Delivers stirring 'lost speech' as a Republican in Bloomington, Illinois | |
| Ends first and only term in U.S. House of Representatives | |
| Presents 'Spot Resolutions' in U.S. House of Representatives | |
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| Delivers famous anti-Nebraska Act speech in Peoria, Illinois | |
| Wins election to Congress as Whig Party representative | |
| Gives famous Cooper Union speech in New York City | |
| Delivers speech on 'Perpetuation of Our Political Institutions' | |
| Wins re-election as president, defeating Democrat George McClellan | |
| Gives first published speech in Illinois legislature | |
| Dies an assassination victim at 7:22 a.m., ending presidential term | |
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