ABRAHAM LINCOLN

April 15 - Death Anniversary

• Born: February 12, 1809 – Died: April 15, 1865
• He was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865.
• In 1831, he went into business, where he proved to be a failure.
• So he entered politics, but here also he achieved no success.
• So he reverted back to business in 1834, but he again suffered a failure.
• In 1841, he had a nervous breakdown.
• After recovery, he again entered the political arena.
• He was defeated in the first two chances to run for the Senate in 1855 and 1858 respectively.
• Ultimately, he was elected president in 1860.
• He is now known as the architect of modern America.
• Lincoln led the United States through its greatest constitutional, military, and moral crises—the American Civil War.
• He succeeded in passing the law, which finally freed all slaves nationwide in December 1865.
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