6 April 1832
Declaration of War
War begins when Sauks under Black Hawk recross the Mississippi & retake ceded land
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Illinois in United States of America. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
War begins when Sauks under Black Hawk recross the Mississippi & retake ceded land
Leads the Mormon settlement of Nauvoo, Illinois
Elected to the US House of Representatives
Anti slavery opponents in Illinois organize against the Kansas Nebraska Act
Anti Nebraska candidates gain support in Illinois politics after Lincolns return to public debate
Lincoln receives support for the United States Senate from anti slavery legislators in Illinois
Lincoln campaigns across Illinois for Republican legislative candidates
Republicans gain strong popular support but fail to win enough legislative seats
Illinois voters choose legislators who will decide the Senate contest
Republicans win more popular votes but Democrats retain control of the legislature and reelect Stephen Douglas
Lincoln debates Stephen Douglas over slavery and popular sovereignty during the Illinois Senate campaign
Manages William McKinley's Illinois campaign during the presidential election.
Runs unsuccessfully for the United States Senate from Illinois.
Elected to the Illinois Senate
Appointed Chairman of the Illinois Senates Health and Human Services Committee when Democrats, after a decade in the minority, regained a majority
Appointed Chairman of the Illinois Senates Health and Human Services Committee when Democrats, after a decade in the minority, regained a majority
Obama resigns from the Illinois Senate following his election to the US Senate. Obama receives 70% of the vote to Keyess 27%, the largest victory margin for a statewide race in Illinois history
The choice of the announcement site is symbolic because it was also where Abraham Lincoln delivered his historic "House Divided" speech in 1858. Obama announces his candidacy for President of the United States in front of the Old State Capitol building in Springfield, Illinois
Provenance
These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match United States of America and Illinois. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.
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