November 19 Birthday
November 19, 1863: Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address at the dedication of the military cemetery. He was the second speaker. The first, Edward Everett, spoke for two hours. Lincoln spoke for two minutes. The main speaker preceding the president spoke 13,000 words. Lincoln spoke 272. Everett later wrote to Lincoln: "I should be glad if I could flatter myself that I came as near to the central idea of the occasion in two hours as you did in two minutes." The Address was not immediately recognized as great. Some newspapers panned it. People born on November 19 fall under the zodiac sign of Scorpio. The birthstone is Topaz and the birth flower is Chrysanthemum. Historical events on November 19 include 1863: Lincoln delivers Gettysburg Address, 1969: Apollo 12 lands on Moon, 1977: Sadat visits Israel. Famous people born on November 19 include James Garfield (1831), Jodie Foster (1962), Meg Ryan (1961).