Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1925-02-13
vAsHoN ISLAND NEws.REo ORD

appoint him Commissioner Of Gen J
nal Land Office. Resumes law
practice at Springfield,
1850 Feb, -, forty-lrst birth
day. Declines offer of partner
ihp in Chicago law firm, Dec
81, William Wallace Lincoln born |
1851 Feb. II, lorty.sccondI
birthday February Lincoln 5
father dies at age Of seventy
three
1862 Fcb, -, rorly.thud birth
day. June %, death of Henry
Clay 0gcd Seycnty.fivc, Oct, IS,
death Of Daniel Webster, aged
seventy,
1853 Feb. IL, rorty-rourtO
birthday, April T. Thomas Lain
coin bonn,
1854 Feb, 10, rorty-Nifth birth,
day October, Lincoln challenges
Douglas to joint debate,
1855 Feb. II, forty,sixth birth
day: During this year the anti.
slavery becomes generally known
MS The Republican party.
1856 Feb, IL, Lincoln's forty
seventh birthday May 80, an nd
dress at an organization of Rcpub-
lican party, Bloomington, III,
lS57-Feb. u, forty.eighth
Birthday, Mar, 4, Buchanan in.
auggurated President,
lS5S-INcb. forty.ninth birth.
day June &c, makes opening
speech as candidate for Senate,
Aug, q, first Lincoln-Douglas de
bate, Ottawa, ILL., Aug. ~, second
Douglas debate, Frccport,
III. Sept. is, third Lincoln-Doug.
las debate, Jonesboro, III, Sept.
as, fouIth l4incoln-Douglas debate
Charleston, Ill. Oct I, fifth Inn
Icoln-Douglas debate, Galcsburg,
IN. Oct. 10, sixth Lincoln-Douglas
debate, Quincy, I'LL. Oct. Is, soy,
ienth Lincon-Douglas debate, AL
ton, Ill.
1859 Feb. l2Jfifticth birthday.
oct, l6, John Brown makes IIar,
ipe s Ferry raid.
lS60-Feb. IL, fifty-first birth
day Feb. ~, delivers famous
Cooper Union speech. May Is,
Nominated for President. Nov. G,
elected President. Dee, IA, Sen
atorS and Representatives of eight
Southern states issue addresses to
their constituents urging secession
Dee. 20, South Carolina seccdcs
lS6l.-Jan, 8, first shot of Civil
war fired. Feb. 4, Confederate
congress organized. Feb. IL, fiji
'y-second birthday. Feb. Is, JEFF
feEson Davis nominated president
Iof the confederate states of A.
lmcrica. Mar. 4, Lincoln inaugu-
rated president. Apr. Is, Lincoln
calls for $4,000 volunteers. July
III, Battle of Bull Run. July %
Congress votes $500,000,00O to pro
isecute war.
1862 FEB. II, fifty-third birth.
day Feb. 20, Lincoln's son vii,
Ilitm Wallace Lincoln dies III
White House. July 2, calls fol
100000 volunteers for three years
Aug. 4, calls for 100000 militia
FOR nine months. Sept. %, Eman
lcipation proclamation issued.
1S63-Jan. l, all slaves declared
free. Feb. II, fifty-fourth birth
day. Oct. II, Lincoln calls fol
100000 volunteers. Nov. 10 deli
vers famous Gettysburg address
1S64-lNeb. u, fifty-fifth birth
day. Mar. 9, Grant made Com
Iqnander-ln-Cnle1. July 10, calls
for 100000 men. Nov. 8, Lincoh
reelected. Dec. 10, calls for 800,
1000 volunteers.
1S65-Feb, l, thirteenth am
amendment providing for prohibi
lion of slavery adopted by Con
gresS Feb. u, fifty-sixth birth
lday. Apr. 3, fal Of Richmond
j April A and 5, Lincoln visits Rich
mond. April 8, Lee sulrenders t.
Grant. Apr, IL, Lincoln delivers
his last speech from window o
White House. Apr. IA, Lincoln
shot in Ford's theater by JOIN
Wilkes Booth. Apr. Is, Lincol
dies. Apr 19, funeral at Whit,
House. May 4, Lincoln laid t.
rest at his old home, Springfield
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