This Week in History September 18, 1858 The fourth Lincoln-Douglas debate is held in Jonesboro, Illinois. September 22, 1862 President Lincoln reads the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation to his cabinet. September 23, 1849 Lincoln declines the Oregon governorship in a letter to Thomas Ewing, Secretary of the Interior. Today in Lincoln's Life Lincoln's Words "The struggle of today, is not altogether for today -- it is for a vast future also. With a reliance on Providence, all the more firm and earnest, let us proceed in the great task which events have devolved upon us." --Annual Message to Congress, December 3, 1861

Lincoln Events September 19 Lincoln's General's Wives Lecture, Washington, DC September 21 Lincoln Lecture, Lititz, PA September 21-24 Lincoln/Antietam Program, Chambersburg, PA September 23 Booth Escape Route Tour, Washington, DC area September 27-30 Lincoln Tour, Springfield, IL September 30 Grand Soiree, Lincoln, IL October 2 Lincoln/Meigs Lecture, Washington, DC October 10 Lincoln Lecture, Washington, DC October 11 Lincoln Program, Sacramento, CA October 12 Lincoln/Education Lectures, Springfield, IL October 13 Mary Lincoln Program, Albany, NY >> More Events/Exhibits Welcome Message to Visitors Frequently Asked Questions Email ALO Photo Tours of Lincoln Places

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