THIS DAY IN HISTORY: November 19,1863: Lincoln delivers Gettysburg Address

On November 19, 1863, at the dedication of a military cemetery at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, during the American Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln delivers one of the most memorable speeches in American history. In just 272 words, Lincoln brilliantly and movingly reminded a war-weary public why the Union had to fight, and win, the Civil War. Read more...


American Revolution
1776 : Congress pleads for soldiers
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/congress-pleads-for-soldiers

Automotive
1993 : Chevy Cavalier heads to Japan
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/chevy-cavalier-heads-to-japan

Civil War
1863 : President Lincoln gives his Gettysburg Address
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lincolns-gettysburg-address

Cold War
1985 : Reagan and Gorbachev hold their first summit meeting
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/reagan-and-gorbachev-hold-their-first-summit-meeting

Crime
1976 : Patty Hearst out on bail
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/patty-hearst-out-on-bail

Disaster
1824 : Thousands perish in St. Petersburg flood
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/thousands-perish-in-st-petersburg-flood

General Interest
1942 : Soviet counterattack at Stalingrad
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/soviet-counterattack-at-stalingrad
1969 : Pele scores 1,000th goal
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/pele-scores-1000th-goal
1977 : Sadat visits Israel
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/sadat-visits-israel

Hollywood
1975 : One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest debuts
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/one-flew-over-the-cuckoos-nest-debuts

Literary
1899 : Poet and critic Allen Tate is born
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/poet-and-critic-allen-tate-is-born

Music
2003 : An arrest warrant is issued for Michael Jackson
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/an-arrest-warrant-is-issued-for-michael-jackson

Old West
1907 : Shane author Jack Schaefer is born
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/shane-author-jack-schaefer-is-born

Presidential
1831 : James A. Garfield is born
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/james-a-garfield-is-born

Sports
1966 : Notre Dame and MSU play to a classic tie
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/notre-dame-and-msu-play-to-a-classic-tie

Vietnam War
1967 : Chaplain Charles Watters receives Medal of Honor
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/chaplain-charles-watters-receives-medal-of-honor
1971 : Cambodians appeal for help
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/cambodians-appeal-for-help

World War I
1915 : British pilot makes heroic rescue
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/british-pilot-makes-heroic-rescue

World War II
1940 : Hitler urges Spain to grab Gibraltar
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hitler-urges-spain-to-grab-gibraltar