May 29, 1856
Lincoln is a delegate to the Republican State Convention in Bloomington, Illinois, where he makes a famous "lost" speech.
May 30, 1836
Lincoln's position as postmaster is lost when the post office at New Salem is discontinued.
June 3, 1861
President Lincoln's longtime political opponent, Stephen A. Douglas, dies in Chicago, Illinois at age 48.
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