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 ...

Days after the 142nd anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln’s most famous speech, community members gathered Saturday, Nov. 22, outside the Lincoln Memorial Shrine in Redlands to hear his words said ...

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 ...

Almost eight decades after the end of the Revolutionary War (1776-1783), there erupted another war (1861-1865). Mostly known today as the Civil War, the conflict seared our national consciousness and ...

The crowd gathered outside the Lincoln Memorial Shrine in Redlands listened as the words of the nation’s 16th president spilled across the green lawn. Nearly 161 years after Abraham Lincoln delivered ...

One hundred and sixty-one years ago, Abraham Lincoln stood on a battlefield transformed into hallowed ground. His words at Gettysburg lasted barely two minutes, yet they endure as one of the most ...

Much more than four score and seven years ago, Lincoln spoke to a crowd of listeners, reminding them of the importance of fighting the Civil War.

GETTYSBURG, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - As Americans on Tuesday mark the 150th anniversary of the Gettysburg Address, which remains one of the best-known pieces of political oratory in the nation's ...

Redlands’ Lincoln Memorial Shrine invites the community to its annual Gettysburg Address anniversary commemoration, to be held 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 22, in Smiley Park, outside the Lincoln Shrine. Th ...

Five words from the Declaration of Independence that national conservatives don’t like. By Jamelle Bouie At a time of national crisis, Memorial Day reminds us to honor past sacrifices by standing up ...

On Nov. 19, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln delivered a short speech at the close of ceremonies dedicating the battlefield cemetery at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Honoring a request to offer a few ...

He arrived on the evening train from Washington, accompanied by two secretaries, three members of his Cabinet, and several foreign officials. During the train trip, he commented that he felt weak and ...