This Week in History
September 8, 1856
Lincoln and other Fremont supporters speak at the Springfield, Illinois courthouse.
September 9, 1836
Lincoln is licensed to practice law in all Illinois state courts.
September 12, 1854
Lincoln speaks in Bloomington, Illinois at a German anti-Nebraska bill meeting.
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