Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809. He was self-educated, studying every book he could borrow. He once walked 20 miles just to borrow one book. On November 6, 1860 he was elected the 16th president of the united states, as an outspoken opponent of the expansion of slavery and a political leader in the western states. Five years later, on April 14, 1865. Lincoln was killed by john Wilkes Booth