This Week in History
July 23, 1856
Lincoln delivers a speech from the balcony of the Desoto House in Galena, Illinois.
July 24, 1858
Lincoln writes to Stephen A. Douglas, challenging him to a series of political debates.
July 26, 1926
Robert Lincoln eldest son of Abraham and Mary, dies in Vermont at age 82.
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