Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, was born in Hardin County, Kentucky, in 1809.
Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was an American statesman and lawyer who served as the 16th President of the United States from 1861 until his assassination in 1865. Lincoln led the country through the American Civil War, maintaining the Union, eliminating slavery, strengthening the federal government, and modernising the American economy.
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