June 19, 1856
Lincoln is nominated for vice president at the
first Republican national convention in Philadelphia, but loses to William Dayton of
New Jersey.
June 21, 1864
President Lincoln reviews black
troops in Virginia with General Edward Hinks.
June 23, 1860
Lincoln's long-time political opponent, Stephen A. Douglas, is nominated for president
by the Democratic National Convention in Baltimore.
Today in Lincoln's Life
Lincoln's Words
"The struggle of today, is not altogether for today -- it is for a
vast future also. With a reliance on Providence, all the more firm and
earnest, let us proceed in the great task which events have devolved
upon us."
--Annual Message to Congress, December 3, 1861
