November 4, 1842
Lincoln marries Mary Ann Todd in a Springfield, Illinois ceremony officiated by Rev. Charles Dresser.
November 6, 1860
Lincoln is elected as the first U.S. Republican president in a four-way race.
November 8, 1864
President Lincoln is reelected to a second term by an overwhelming majority.
Today in Lincoln's Life
Lincoln's Words
"I appeal to you again to constantly bear in mind that with you, and not
with politicians, not with Presidents, not with office-seekers, but with you,
is the question, "Shall the Union and shall the liberties of this country be
preserved to the latest generation?"
--Speech to Gov. Morton in Indianapolis, February 11, 1861