11/19/1863: President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address and dedicates the cemetery at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Our Collection holds an early printing of Lincoln's famous remarks. To check out this primary resource and to learn more about the Gettysburg Address, visit: https://www.gilderlehrman.org/community/blog/inside-vault-gettysburg-address | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

Taking only two minutes to deliver, Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address on November 19, 1863 is considered one of the most stirring speeches in American history! The Gettysburg Address contains biblical themes and phrases throughout—with references to John 3 and Psalm 90 in the text.It was said, in his speeches, and especially in the Gettysburg Address, he “imitated” the language of the familiar King James Bible. Historian Ronald White, author of another Lincoln biography as well as two other books on