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Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address was forgotten once, but never again

By Salena Zito
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Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address was forgotten once, but never again

GETTYSBURG, PA — In the days that followed Abraham Lincoln’s 272-word speech to thousands of onlookers in this small Pennsylvania farm town, few newspapers in the country immediately reported on the speech.

When they did, explains historian Michael Kraus, it was mostly dour examination, filled with misquotes of the 16th president’s words.

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