This Week in History February 20, 1862 William Wallace Lincoln, 11-year-old son of President and Mrs. Lincoln, dies in the White House. February 22, 1842 Lincoln delivers a speech at the Washington Temperance Society in Springfield, Illinois. February 23, 1861 President-elect Lincoln arrives in Washington, D.C. after a long inaugural journey, during which he narrowly escaped assassination. 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

Lincoln Events February 23 Trent Crisis Lecture, Bridgewater, MA March 9 Book Discussion, Washington, DC March 14 Lincoln Lecture, Blackwood, NJ March 16 Annual Symposium, Washington, DC March 24 Ford's Theatre Tour, Washington, DC March 31 Ford's Theatre Tour, Washington, DC >> More Events/Exhibits Welcome Message to Visitors Frequently Asked Questions Email ALO Photo Tours of Lincoln Places

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