A check of reports about past presidential visits to Gettysburg shows that an Obama visit to the battlefield and cemetery, on a November 19 th, would probably be the first appearance of a sitting U.S.

A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On Nov. 19, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address at the dedication of a national cemetery at ...

GETTYSBURG, Pa. — Like the Pledge of Allegiance or “The Star-Spangled Banner,” the Gettysburg Address is a sacred American text, so fully absorbed into the culture that phrases such as “four score and ...

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ADAMS COUNTY, Pa. — It was Nov. 19, 1963, when Abraham Lincoln gave his famous Gettysburg Address during the dedication ceremony at Gettysburg National Cemetery. 162 years later, local historians say ...

President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address, one of the most famous speeches in United States history, at the dedication of the Gettysburg National Cemetery on this day in history, Nov.

Perhaps the greatest (and certainly most quoted) Presidential address belongs to Abraham Lincoln, a speech he gave 152 years ago today at the consecration of a cemetery to entomb the fallen dead after ...

GETTYSBURG, Pa. — On the Civil War battlefield where President Abraham Lincoln gave a speech that symbolized his presidency and the sacrifices made by Union and Confederate forces, thousands gathered ...

Ken Burns%27 project encourages people to learn - and record - Gettysburg Address Burns%27 next film spotlights Lincoln%27s speech%2C a requirement at a school in Vermont Tuesday is 150th anniversary ...

Tribute included a naturalization ceremony Memorial wreaths were presented at the site Historic address was not universally respected at the time The site of one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil ...

Democracy was facing its toughest test 159 years ago and Abraham Lincoln's fine speech at Gettysburg was a turning point that saved it. It is impossible to read President Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address ...

Today marks the 150th anniversary of Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, which framed our national aspirations in less than 300 words. Garry Wills, the journalist-essayist, has rightfully lauded Lincoln for ...