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THE LINCOLN WEDDING ON THIS DAY IN 1842

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Depiction of Reverend Charles N. Dresser, an Episcopal minister, conducting
the wedding of Mary and Abraham Lincoln.

Mary Ann Todd married Abraham Lincoln on November 4, 1842, at her sister
Elizabeth’s home in Springfield, Illinois. She was 23 years old and he was 33
years of age.

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             The parlor where the marriage ceremony took place

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The inscription inside Mary’s wedding ring read, “A.L. to Mary, Nov. 4,
1842.
Love is Eternal.”

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BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1916

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Walter Leland Cronkite, Jr.
(November 4, 1916 – July 17, 2009)

Voted the Most Trusted Man in America, Walter Cronkite
anchored the CBS Evening News for over 30 years. He
won a Peabody Award and a TCA Career Achievement
Award.

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THE NEWS ON THIS DAY

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Carlota Bradley

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