This Week in History October 5, 1818 Lincoln's mother Nancy dies of illness at age 35 in southern Indiana. October 7, 1858 The fifth Lincoln-Douglas debate is held at Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois. October 11, 1860 Lincoln is cheered as a presidential candidate by a Wide Awakes parade passing by his home in Springfield, Illinois. 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 October 5 Assassination Program, Leominster, MA October 8 Lincoln Lecture, Bristol, RI October 9 Mary Lincoln Program, Toledo, OH October 10 Gettysburg Music Lecture, Kenosha, WI October 11 Guided Tour, Washington, DC October 11 Lincoln Program, Harper's Ferry, WV October 13 Lincoln Lecture, Ada, OK October 14 Lincoln Lecture, Springfield, IL October 16 Lincoln Funeral Lectures, Springfield, IL October 16 Lincoln Lecture, Washington, DC October 21 Lincoln Lecture, New York City October 21 Lincoln Lecture, Chevy Chase, MD October 21 Lincoln Lecture, Bristol, RI October 23 Lincoln Program, Mehlvile, MO October 23 Lincoln Lecture, Pasadena, CA October 25 Mary Lincoln Tea, Ottawa, IL October 25 Lincoln Bus Trip, Lancaster, PA - Washington, DC October 25 Lincoln Lecture, Torrington, CR October 28 Lincoln Lecture, Pasadena, CA October 30 Lincoln Lecture, Kenosha, WI October 31 Lincoln Music Program, Columbia, MO >> More Events/Exhibits Welcome Message to Visitors Frequently Asked Questions Email ALO Photo Tours of Lincoln Places

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