November 19th, 1863, Abraham Lincoln gave the Gettysburg Address. He was dedicating the Soldiers’ National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. I have a copy of “Abraham Lincoln: His Speeches and Writings” by The World Publishing Company, published 1946. This was one of my father’s books. Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address is perhaps the most memorable speech ever given, andContinue reading “November 19 “Treating the sludge””
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August 21 “like a boy who stubbed his toe”
August 21st, 1858, was the first of seven Lincoln-Douglas Debates in Illinois. Steven Douglas was the United States Senate incumbent, for the Democratic party. Abraham Lincoln was running on the newly formed Republican Party. Their first debate was in Ottawa. I have ANOTHER(!) Landmark Books entry today, “Lincoln and Douglas-The Years of Decision” by RiginaContinue reading “August 21 “like a boy who stubbed his toe””
February 12 “a penny for your thoughts”
Happy Birthday to the man on the penny-Abraham Lincoln. Growing up in Illinois, I’ve seen and heard a lot of Lincoln; From ‘Land of Lincoln’, to New Salem, to Springfield home, to Lincoln Museum, to Oak Ridge Cemetery, school trips have taken me there. I have a lot of Lincoln books, but will discuss some ofContinue reading “February 12 “a penny for your thoughts””
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