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Abraham Lincoln's Legendary Gettysburg Address Promised 'Government of the People, by the People, for the People'

On November 19, 1863, near the site of the bloodiest battle of the American Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln offered a ...
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Gettysburg area to commemorate 80th Anniversary of WWII’s end

GETTYSBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — One part of the Midstate is honoring the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. “Most people know Gettysburg for the Civil War battle and President Lincoln’s Gettysburg ...
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Gettysburg 'Remembrance Day' marks anniversary of Lincoln address

GETTYSBURG, Pa. — In 1863, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania was the site of what would be the bloodiest battle of the American Civil War. 159 years later, thousands journey to this community steeped in ...
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National Affairs: Gettysburg Address

The White House is not a home, but the Gettysburg farm, 81 miles away, more than fills the bill. Spreading below Seminary Ridge, steeped in the spent passion of a great battle, the farm’s 496 acres ...
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Abraham Lincoln’s Legendary Gettysburg Address Promised ‘Government of the People, by the People, for the People’

One of just two confirmed photographs of Abraham Lincoln (seated in center, facing the camera) at Gettysburg on the day of his address Public domain via Wikimedia Commons On November 19, 1863, near ...