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Today in History: November 19, Lincoln delivers Gettysburg Address

Also on this day, President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev met for the first time as they began their summit in Geneva

The Soldiers' National Monument at Gettysburg National Military Park
The Soldiers National Monument stands in the center of Soldier’s National Cemetery, which is also believed to be the most likely spot where 16th US president Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address on August 13, 2010 in Gettysburg Pennsylvania. The Battle of Gettysburg was a turning point in the Civil War, the Union victory in the summer of 1863 that ended General Robert E. Lee’s second and most ambitious invasion of the North. Often referred to as the “High Water Mark of the Rebellion”, it was the war’s bloodiest battle with 51,000 casualties. It also provided President Abraham Lincoln with the setting for his most famous address. AFP PHOTO / Tim Sloan (Photo credit should read TIM SLOAN/AFP via Getty Images)
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President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address at the dedication of a national cemetery at the site of the Civil War battlefield of Gettysburg in Pennsylvania.

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