This Day in History - March 4: President Lincoln’s first inaugural address

March 4, 1861 - Nebraska’s Capitol City’s name sake, Abraham Lincoln, gave his first inaugural address on March 4, 1861.
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Abraham Lincoln's speech at Dayton's Old Courthouse: Did he get 'utmost attention' or was he 'not a very pleasant speaker'?

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Feb. 16—Before he was elected president, Abraham Lincoln visited the Montgomery County Courthouse in 1859. Lincoln, who had lost a ...
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March 4, Abraham Lincoln’s final inauguration

Today is Wednesday, March 4, the 63rd day of 2026. There are 302 days left in the year. Today in history: On March 4, 1865, ...
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167 years after only Michigan speech, Abraham Lincoln returns to Kalamazoo

KALAMAZOO, MI — After 167 years, President Abraham Lincoln has returned to the park where he gave his only public speech in the state of Michigan. Unveiled at the same time, 2 p.m., place, Bronson ...
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Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address Has a Sobering Message for America Today

Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address was truly prophetic—it revealed the spiritual meaning of the Civil War.
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How Lincoln's speech does and doesn't apply to today

"A house divided against itself cannot stand." So said Abraham Lincoln in his "House Divided" speech, given 165 years ago. Many describe contemporary America in the same terms. We're a house divided ...
The Advocate

150 years later, Lincoln’s speech long remembered

GETTYSBURG, Pa. (AP) -- In solemnity, thousands gathered on a central Pennsylvania battlefield park Tuesday to honor a speech given 150 years ago that President Abraham Lincoln predicted would not be ...