December 3, 1839
Lincoln is admitted to practice law in U.S. circuit courts.
December 6, 1864
President Lincoln nominates former cabinet member Salmon Chase as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
December 7, 1848
Lincoln takes his seat in the House of Representatives as a member of the Thirtieth Congress.
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