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October 1979

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October 1979

Last Updated 07:00 AM EST February 09, 2010

The Speech That Made The Man

An ungainly and regional politician at best, the 51-year-old Abraham Lincoln entered Cooper Union on February 27, 1860, only hours after posing for a Mathew Brady portrait, above.

On the frigid and stormy evening of February 27, 1860, so the newspapers reported, Abraham Lincoln climbed onto the stage of the cavernous Great Hall of New York’s newest college, Cooper Union, faced a room overflowing with people, and delivered the most important speech of his life.

Guide to Historic Sites in Texas

Bishop’s Palace

Located in the center of Galveston’s historic Broadway Street, this castellated limestone and granite mansion was built in 1887 by Victorian architect Nicholas Clayton for attorney and railroad entrepreneur Walter Gresham.

Sit-in vet: 'Never request permission to start a revolution'

J.D. Salinger Dies at 91: The Hermit Crab of American Letters

Pioneering women pilots of WWII get a belated honor

Couple finds Thomas Jefferson letter at Old Town Alexandria's American Legion

Eisenhower Air Force One to become star of Houma museum

George H.W. Bush aide Robert Mosbacher dies

Top 10 Embarrassing Things that Didn't Stop People from Getting Elected

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A Teaser from the Upcoming 60th Anniversary Issue
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Sidewalk salesmen arrange their fruits and vegetables on Chicago’s South Side, June 1973.

Sidewalk salesmen arrange their fruits and vegetables on Chicago’s South Side, June 1973.

February 9

1964: The Beatles make their first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show.

1960: Joanne Woodward receives the first star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

1950: Senator Joseph McCarthy gives a speech in Wheeling, West Virginia, accusing the State Department of being filled with Communists.

1942: Daylight-saving time is established across the United States.

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February 9

“A politician is a statesman who approaches every question with an open mouth.”

—Adlai E. Stevenson, politician

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