This Week in History July 25, 1850 Lincoln delivers a eulogy on President Zachery Taylor in Chicago, Illinois. July 26, 1926 Robert Todd Lincoln, son of Abraham and Mary, dies in Manchester, Vermont, at age 82. July 31, 1864 President Lincoln has a meeting with General Ulysses Grant at Fort Monroe. 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 Now Through August 15 Living History Events, Springfield, IL July 31 Lincoln Festival, Bloomington, IL August 19 Lincoln Program, Hendersonville, NC August 29 Lincoln Tour, Washington, DC September 17-18 25th Annual Lincoln Colloquium, Lincoln City, IN September 23 Lincoln Lecture, Keene, NH September 30 Lincolniana Lecture, Washington, DC September 30 - October 1 Conference on Illinois History, Springfield, IL >> Many More Events Welcome Message to Visitors Frequently Asked Questions Email ALO Photo Tours of Lincoln Places

News Highlights Rare Items Donated to Lincoln Presidential Museum Lincoln Home Gets New Superintendent Auction: Mary Lincoln Insanity Documents Guelzo on Lincoln and Big Government Guelzo on Confederate History Month NPS Booklet Wins Awards Burlingame Wins Lincoln Prize Lincoln Penny Released Abraham Lincoln: A Life Lincoln Studies Center Awarded Grant David Herbert Donald Dies at 88 A Doctor's View of the Assassination Lincoln and Douglas in Debate The Law Practice of Abraham Lincoln: Second Edition Looking Through Booth's Eyes Walking In Booth's Shoes Lincoln's Power with Words More News