Two weeks after the election, a gathering in Gettysburg commemorated Lincoln’s address, 272 words that have come to epitomize ...
On Nov. 19, 1863, Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address. The next day, newspapers such as The Inquirer re-printed ...
Two hundred sixty-nine words—to say it all, to say it for all time, an elegy, a challenge, and, yes, a battle cry for all the ...
Throughout our nation’s history, there have been many incredible moments, ones which we still discuss with reverence today.
On Nov. 19, 1863, Abraham Lincoln, America’s 16th president, stood at a Pennsylvania cemetery and shared his hope for the ...
On November 19, 1863, near the site of the bloodiest battle of the American Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln offered a ...
The Civil War was far from over on Nov. 19, 1863, when the dedication ceremonies were held for the Soldiers’ National Cemetery in Gettysburg. Politicians and dignitaries had gathered in the small ...
With Tuesday marking the 161st anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg address, Lincoln historian Steve Beckett shares ...
Compared to Everett’s speech, Lincoln’s speech — which later came to be known as the Gettysburg Address — was only around 272 ...
As for Gettysburg, in a moment I will offer an observation of that speech, as I’ve done in this space before ... security lapses at the polls that lawmakers should immediately address. Here’s Why ...
As Douglas Veverka spoke on the Battle of Gettysburg, he shared what it was like for those living through it — from the ...