He married, lived in Springfield and traveled up and down the state as a lawyer. He served a term in Congress , his law practice grew and he became a leader in the new Republican party. He ran for Senate in Illinois and engaged in a series of seven debates that attracted national attention and put him on track for the Presidential nomination.
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Abraham Lincoln was killed eleven years before the invention of the telephone.
Other than the White House, Lincoln's last home was the Lincoln Home in Springfield, Illinois. This building is now known as the Lincoln Home National Historic Site.
When Abraham Lincoln was 10 years old, he was kicked by a horse, collapsed and nearly died.
No, George Washington died 10 years before Abraham Lincoln was born.
Abraham Lincoln practiced law for nearly twenty-five years.