This Week in History November 19, 1863 President Lincoln delivers an address at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. November 20, 1863 President Lincoln writes to Edward Everett, the main speaker at Gettysburg, thanking him for his kind remarks. November 21, 1860 Lincoln arrives in Chicago, Illinois, to meet his vice president-elect, Hannibal Hamlin. Today in Lincoln's Life Lincoln's Words "I think Slavery is wrong, morally, and politically. I desire that it should be no further spread in these United States, and I should not object if it should gradually terminate in the whole Union." --Speech at Cincinnati, Ohio, September 17, 1859

Events Highlights November 18-21 Lincoln Celebration, Los Angeles, CA November 20 Lincoln Lecture, Harrisburg, PA November 21 Lincoln Concert, Plymouth, MI November 21 Lincoln Program, Lincoln, NE November 23 Lincoln Stories, Wheaton, IL November 23-24 Lincoln Storytelling, Castine, ME November 28 Mary Lincoln Program (pdf), Springfield, IL December 1 Lincoln Program, NYC December 11 Lincoln/Davis Lecture, Chicago, IL December 14 Lincoln Lecture, Waynesville, NC December 15 Lincoln Lecture, Washington, DC December 15 Lincoln Lecture, St. Paul, MN >> Many More Events Welcome Message to Visitors Frequently Asked Questions Email ALO Photo Tours of Lincoln Places

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