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This was the logic, easily lost to us because it’s so familiar, behind the memorable line in the Gettysburg Address, delivered two years later, that the great question of the war was whether ...
The brevity of Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address belies its depth; its power lies not only in what it says but in the silences it leaves for us to ponder.
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 ...
The White House is not a home, but the Gettysburg farm, 81 miles away, more than fills the bill. Spreading below Seminary Ridge, steeped in the spent passion of a great battle, the farm's 496 ...
A rare handwritten version of the Gettysburg Address, one of only five main copies, is on display at the Lincoln Presidential Museum and Library in Springfield, Illinois for ten days before being ...
As part of our celebration, we hope you find inspiration in Sam Waterston’s poignant reading of the Gettysburg Address, a reminder of the meaning behind the sacrifices of our Armed Forces. Having ...
What happened at Gettysburg was that with 271 fateful words in but 10 sentences, Abraham Lincoln forged “a new birth of freedom” out of the blood and shock of a sundered nation.
The New York Times crossword is available in print in the newspaper and online, and it has a dedicated following of loyal solvers who eagerly await each day's puzzle. That should be all the ...
On this day in 1863, President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address, one of the most memorable speeches in American history.