One of the greatest speeches of all American history, The Gettysburg Address, was given by Abraham Lincoln.
The International Committee of the Red Cross was formed when eighteen countries gathered in Geneva, Switzerland.
The first American college outside of the USA was founded in Istanbul, Turkey.
Abraham Lincoln issued an order called 'eye-for-eye,' allowing Union soldiers to one rebel prisoner for every black prisoner the Confederacy shot.
North America's biggest battle, ''The Battle of Gettysburg,” was won by the union.