Abraham Lincoln

Every entry, with its source

At 0

1. Feb 12, 1809

   Born in a Kentucky log cabin

   About a year of formal schooling, all told.

   Source: en.wikipedia.org

At 9

1. Oct 5, 1818

   His mother died

   He was 9.

   Source: en.wikipedia.org

At 22

1. c. 1831

   Settled in New Salem, clerking at a general store

   Around 22. Later worked as postmaster and surveyor.

   Source: en.wikipedia.org

At 23

1. Aug 1832

   First run for the state legislature, and a loss

   At 23. The store he co-owned failed the same year.

   Source: en.wikipedia.org

At 25

1. Aug 1834

   Elected to the Illinois legislature

   At 25. He started teaching himself law.

   Source: en.wikipedia.org

At 27

1. Sep 1836

   Licensed to practice law

   At 27.

   Source: en.wikipedia.org

At 33

1. Nov 4, 1842

   Married Mary Todd

   At 33. Only one of their four sons reached adulthood.

   Source: en.wikipedia.org

At 37

1. Aug 1846

   Elected to Congress

   At 37. One term, then back to law.

   Source: en.wikipedia.org

At 49

1. c. 1858

   Senate debates with Douglas made him famous; he still lost

   Around 49.

   Source: en.wikipedia.org

At 51

1. Nov 6, 1860

   Elected president

   At 51.

   Source: en.wikipedia.org

At 53

1. Jan 1, 1863

   The Emancipation Proclamation

   At 53.

   Source: en.wikipedia.org

At 54

1. Nov 19, 1863

   The Gettysburg Address

   At 54. Two minutes long.

   Source: en.wikipedia.org

At 55

1. Nov 8, 1864

   Reelected

   At 55.

   Source: en.wikipedia.org

At 56

1. Apr 15, 1865

   Assassinated, dead at 56

   Shot at a theater the evening before.

   Source: en.wikipedia.org