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Abraham Lincoln's Legendary Gettysburg Address Promised 'Government of the People, by the People, for the People'On November 19, 1863, near the site of the bloodiest battle of the American Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln offered a ...
Democracy was facing its toughest test 159 years ago and Abraham Lincoln's fine speech at Gettysburg was a turning point that ...
When the war ended in 1865, the men of the Second Minnesota returned home to pick up their lives, or start new careers.
Two weeks after the election, a gathering in Gettysburg commemorated Lincoln’s address, 272 words that have come to epitomize ...
Spread the loveIntroduction Gettysburg recently commemorated its 68th Annual Remembrance Day Parade, honoring the sacrifices ...
On Nov. 19, 1863, Abraham Lincoln, America’s 16th president, stood at a Pennsylvania cemetery and shared his hope for the ...
Thanksgiving is one of the most cherished holidays in America, as it is firmly rooted in family, community, and above all, ...
As Douglas Veverka spoke on the Battle of Gettysburg, he shared what it was like for those living through it — from the ...
The most tragic rhyme in American history falls in November’s time, one century apart. President Abraham Lincoln gave the ...
The most tragic rhyme in American history falls in November’s time, one century apart. President Abraham Lincoln gave the Gettysburg Address on Nov. 19, 1863; President John F. Kennedy died in Dallas ...
It’s been eight-score years plus one since Lincoln spoke these 269 words, and they feel as urgent as ever. Two hundred sixty-nine words—to say it all, to say it for all time, an elegy, a challenge, ...
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