President Abraham Lincoln offered a short but seminal vision of the past and promise of the United States in a speech known as the Gettysburg Address. The brief speech—just 272 words arranged ...

Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address on Nov. 19, 1863. Many historians argue that it is one of the most famous speeches ever given. “In 272 powerful words, Abraham Lincoln captured the pain ...

We’ve all heard Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address. One of the unforgettable lines reads “that government of the people, by ...

So I’d forgotten or not noticed that the well-known statue of Abraham Lincoln is bracketed by two of his better-known orations — the Gettysburg Address on the southern wall and his second ...

Abraham Lincoln ... a lesser-known reason why Lincoln deserves a special day of remembrance: Building Infrastructure. I know that’s not as elegant sounding as his Gettysburg Address or his ...

where Abraham Lincoln put the final touches on the Gettysburg Address. Previous travelers say the tour blends the right amount of history and spookiness. If a one-hour ghost tour seems too short ...

Considered one of the nation's greatest presidents, Abraham Lincoln ... of modern rhetoric, Lincoln's surprising election in 1860 helped spark the war itself. His Gettysburg Address (1863) and ...

Abraham Lincoln’s second inaugural address is considered by many to be the best speech ever given by an American president, even greater than his Gettysburg Address. At what Lincoln called "this ...

1863 and is where former President Abraham Lincoln gave his iconic "Gettysburg Address." The property permits visitors daily between dawn and dusk; there is no entrance fee. A map showing key ...

As Abraham Lincoln labors over the Gettysburg address, the importance of which he is fully aware, he learns that a menace from his past has returned, threatening to tear the already fractured ...