March 4, 1861 - Nebraska’s Capitol City’s name sake, Abraham Lincoln, gave his first inaugural address on March 4, 1861.

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1837: Chicago was incorporated as a city. 1861: Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated president in Washington, D.C., for the first time. The Bible that was used during the ceremony was used again in 2008 ...

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John Steuart Curry's "Tragic Prelude." In October 1859, a small town at the junction of two rivers became the focal point of ...