On this day in 1863, President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address, one of the most memorable speeches in American history. | WISN 12 NEWS

Abraham Lincoln dreamed of a “new birth of freedom” for a nation under God. He carried the weight of sacrifice so that government of the people, by the people, and for the people would endure. In Arnold Friberg’s Portrait of Abraham Lincoln, that sacrifice is etched into Lincoln’s face—shadows that remind us of the cost of liberty and the courage it demands. We honor Lincoln’s legacy, and Friberg’s art that ensures we never forget it. | First Freedom Art Company

On this day in 1865, Abraham Lincoln was shot while attending the play Our American Cousin at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, DC. He died early the next morning. To learn more about Lincoln’s assassination, you can stream Lincoln’s Last Day on Smithsonian Channel Plus. https://bitly.com/39tIjRe | Smithsonian Channel

Abraham Lincoln was assassinated on April 14, 1865 in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. Watch the documentary, THE ASSASSINATION OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN, now streaming online and on the PBS video app → https://to.pbs.org/2GlX8Kf | American Experience | PBS