"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children's children what it was once like in the United States where men were free." - President Ronald Reagan
Wednesday, February 11, 1970
1861: President elect Lincoln took the train to Washington DC
President elect Lincoln left Springfield, Illinois, on February 11, 1861 to travel to Washington DC. Lincoln did not return during his presidency. His casket returned in April 1865 and is buried in Springfield.
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