On Blood-Soaked Ground, a ‘Prayer for the Future’ of a Divided Land
Two weeks after the election, a gathering in Gettysburg commemorated Lincoln’s address, 272 words that have come to epitomize ...
This week in Philly history: Which version of the Gettysburg Address did Abraham Lincoln actually say?
On Nov. 19, 1863, Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address. The next day, newspapers such as The Inquirer re-printed ...
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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 ...
The Gettysburg Address Really Holds Up
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 ...
Deseret News archives: Gettysburg Address just 272 words long, but its impact has endured
On Nov. 19, 1863, Abraham Lincoln, America’s 16th president, stood at a Pennsylvania cemetery and shared his hope for the ...
Lincoln and the Gettysburg Address: 161 years later
Throughout our nation’s history, there have been many incredible moments, ones which we still discuss with reverence today.
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Wheeler: Can we come together under the banner of freedom and democracy that Lincoln envisioned?
OPINION I began writing this article on November 19, knowing that by the time it reaches readers, the 161st anniversary of ...
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November 19, Lincoln delivers Gettysburg Address
On Nov. 19, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address at the dedication of a national cemetery at the ...
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Historical society hosts presentation on Gettysburg Address
As Douglas Veverka spoke on the Battle of Gettysburg, he shared what it was like for those living through it — from the ...