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October 27th 1858: Theodore Roosevelt born
On this day in 1858 the future 26th President of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt, was born. He was born in New York City and was a sickly child; however through exercise and boxing he was able to improve his health. He became President in 1901 after the assassination of President William McKinley. Aged only 42 he remains the youngest ever President. In office he promoted conservation, championed Progressivism, completed the Panama Canal and negotiated an end to the Russo-Japanese War. He is known for his strong personality and masculinity. Roosevelt is still remembered as one of the greatest US Presidents.
June 16th 1858: Lincoln’s ‘House Divided’ speech
On this day in 1858 in Springfield Illinois, Abraham Lincoln gave his famous speech after receiving the Republican nomination for an Illinois Senate seat. Lincoln then fought, unsuccessfully, against Stephen A Douglas for the Senate seat. The speech focused on the dangers posed by slavery to the union of America and is one of future President Lincoln’s best known speeches.
“A house divided against itself cannot stand. I believe this government cannot endure, permanently, half slave and half free. I do not expect the Union to be dissolved - I do not expect the house to fall - but I do expect it will cease to be divided. It will become all one thing or all the other”
