They Got Married November 4, 1842 in Spring Feild Illinois The famous Lincoln/Douglas debates began at the Illinois State Fair on October 3rd and 4th 1854. After much insisting, by the then former congressman A. Lincoln, Douglas would begin the debate on October 3rd; on October 4th the private citizen would respond. This would be the beginning of a series of fierce debates fought between these two amazing orators, collectively given the title the Lincoln/Douglas debates. Alton, IL
The Gettysburg Address is a speech by Abraham Lincoln.
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The person who delivered the Gettysburg Address in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, on November 19th of 1863 was Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865). Serving as President of the United States at that time, a time in which North and South were engaged in the American Civil War, Lincoln's brief but powerful speech has become iconic in American society -- and even beyond.
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Lincoln was not elected to the Senate after the Lincoln-Douglas debate in 1858. US Senators were still elected by state legislatures. The Republicans won a slender majority in popular vote, but the malapportioned Illinois state-senate seats resulted in a majority for Stephen Douglas. The Lincoln-Douglas debates were widely reprinted throughout the country, and Lincoln gained invitations for speaking engagements. Major speeches like the 1859 Cooper Union speech set the groundwork for his presidential run in 1860.
Lincoln had several memorable speeches. The Cooper Union Speech, many of his Lincoln-Douglas Debate Speeches, the Gettysburg Address, and his Second Inaugural Address are all highlights of American Oratory.
Abraham Lincoln's most well-known speech is the Gettysburg Address.
No, people were still allowed freedom of speech. Many newspapers mocked Abraham Lincoln and what he did.
Abraham Lincoln delivered his first speech in the summer of 1830 in Decatur, Illinois, in the village square.
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Abraham Lincoln's first speech did not have a name. It was a speech in a square in Decatur, Illinois, in 1830.
Abraham Lincoln was the President. The speech was his Gettysburg address.
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Lincoln made the speech at the dedication of the military cemetery, not a hotel.
There were about 15,000 people at the speech!
Abraham Lincoln made many speeches, both short and long. One of the most famous was the Gettysburg Address.