216 years ago today, February 12, 1809 (December 28, 1808, the lunar calendar), was the birthday of U.S. President Lincoln. Lincoln Like On February 12, 1809, Abraham Lincoln was born into a family of lumberjacks in Harding County, Kentucky. Forced to make a living, he worked as a clerk, a village postal clerk, a surveyor, and a fence chopping stick. A variety of jobs. In 1834, he began his political career when he was elected to the Illinois congressman. At that time, slavery was rampant in the United States. In 1854, southern slave owners sent a group of thugs into Kansas and used force to enforce slavery, triggering the Kansas Civil War. This incident aroused Lincoln's fighting enthusiasm, and he clearly declared his political proposition to "fight for freedom and the abolition of slavery." He was elected President in 1860. Southern slave owners were clear about Lincoln's political views, and they certainly did not want to sit back and wait. In 1861, representatives of the seven southern states seceded from the Union, declared independence, and formed their own "Confederate Alliance". On April 12, they began to launch attacks on the federal army. In the early days of the civil war, the federal army lost repeatedly. On September 22, 1862, Lincoln announced the draft "Emancipation Proclamation"(later the "Emancipation Proclamation"), a document of great historical significance that he personally drafted. From then on, the war situation began to undergo obvious changes. The northern army quickly shifted from defense to offense, and finally achieved a complete victory in 1865. By this time, Lincoln's reputation among the American people was growing. In 1864, Lincoln was re-elected president. Unfortunately, on the evening of April 14, 1865, he was suddenly shot while watching a play at the Ford Theater in Washington, and passed away early the next morning. Marx, the revolutionary mentor, spoke highly of Lincoln, saying that he was "a man who would not be intimidated by difficulties or confused by success. He unremittingly moved towards his great goal and never acted rashly. He moved forward steadily but never went back;... In short, he was a rare figure who reached a great realm and still maintained his good qualities."