January 20, 1828
Lincoln's older sister Sarah Grigsby dies in southern Indiana following childbirth.
January 21, 1862
President Lincoln nominates Noah H. Swayne of Ohio to the U.S. Supreme Court.
January 25, 1853
President Lincoln puts Major General Joseph Hooker in command of the Army of the Potomac.
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