13K views · 755 reactions | On this day in 1863, Abraham Lincoln delivered one of the most famous speeches in American history, the Gettysburg Address, at the consecration of the National Cemetery. In remembrance of the soldiers who gave "the last full measure of devotion" on the Battlefield at Gettysburg and all others lost to war, we share this moment with James Earl Jones from the 1997 Concert. #MemDayPBS #OTD #GettysburgAddress | National Memorial Day Concert (PBS) | Facebook

80K views · 31 reactions | On this day in 1863, President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address, one of the most memorable speeches in American history. | WDSU News | Facebook

In Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, 162 years ago today, President Abraham Lincoln gave one of the most famous speeches in American history, extolling the sacrifices of the men who died in the battle there. There are five known manuscript copies of the Gettysburg Address. The Library of Congress has two of those. | The Library of Congress