In his Message of December 2, 1862, he put his purpose and his policy in these words -- which I would call the Lincoln Law of Liberty-and-Union: `` In giving freedom to the slave, we assure freedom to the free ''.

For these crimes he was sentenced to be hanged in public on Friday, December 2, 1859.

On December 2, 1859, John Brown was hanged at Charles Town, Virginia.

It was the night of December 2, 1943, and it was growing dark in Bari.

After the DRA collapsed on 2 December 1920, it was absorbed into the Soviet Union and became part of the Transcaucasian SFSR.

* Clay, Jenny Strauss, " Immortal and ageless forever ", The Classical Journal 77. 2 ( December 1981: pp. 112 – 117 ).

AZ were undefeated in all 32 of their home matches in European competitions, a sequence which ran from 1977 until 20 December 2007, when they finally lost to Everton of England by a score of 3 – 2.

Albert Pike ( December 29, 1809 – April 2, 1891 ) was an attorney, Confederate officer, writer, and Freemason.

It was first published in Copenhagen on 4 December 1879, in an edition of 8, 000 copies that sold out within a month ; a second edition of 3, 000 copies followed on 4 January 1880 and a third edition of 2, 500 was issued on 8 March.

# John ( b. Torgau, 2 December 1498 – d.

In December 2010 Belle & Sebastian curated the sequel to the Bowlie Weekender in the form of Bowlie 2 presented by All Tomorrow's Parties.

Ellas Otha Bates ( December 30, 1928 – June 2, 2008 ), known by his stage name Bo Diddley, was an American rhythm and blues vocalist, guitarist, songwriter ( usually as Ellas McDaniel ), and rock and roll pioneer.

Chaplin starred in the West End production at the Duke of York's Theatre from 17 October to 2 December 1905.

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Chadian-Libyan relations were ameliorated when Libyan-supported Idriss Déby unseated Habré on December 2.

They were also criticised for shutting down all servers except the Japanese servers for the games Resident Evil: Outbreak and its sequel Resident Evil Outbreak File 2, which the servers for Outbreak and Outbreak File 2 in Japan finally closed on June 30, 2011, over three and a half years after shutting down the North American and European servers on December 31, 2007.

On 2 December 1823, US President James Monroe specifically addressed Cuba and other European colonies in his proclamation of the Monroe Doctrine.

An analogous decision was published in the Journal officiel in France ( December 2, 1997 ).

Earlier in 1961, a Television Audience Measurement ( TAM ) showed that 75 % of available viewers ( 15 million ) tuned into Corrie and by 1964 the programme had over 20 million regular viewers, with ratings peaking on 2 December 1964, at 21. 36 million viewers.

May 2010 also saw the funeral of Coronation Street favourite Blanche Hunt, who was written out after the death of her portrayer Maggie Jones on 2 December 2009.

On December 2, 1942, physicist Enrico Fermi conducted the world's first controlled nuclear reaction at the University of Chicago as part of the top-secret Manhattan Project.

Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin ( 2 November 1699 – 6 December 1779 ) was an 18th-century French painter.

At the 15th Party Congress ( 2 – 19 December 1927 ) the Left Opposition was crushed ; none of its members were elected to the Central Committee.

Charles was baptised on 2 December 1600 by the Bishop of Ross, in a ceremony held in Holyrood Abbey, and was created Duke of Albany, Marquess of Ormond, Earl of Ross and Lord Ardmannoch.

In December 1823, he wrote: " This is the last picture I want to paint, but I want to surpass myself in it.

" From this, Adams authored what came to be known as the Monroe Doctrine, which was introduced on December 2, 1823.

Monroe formally announced in his message to Congress on December 2, 1823, what was later called the Monroe Doctrine.

* Monroe Doctrine ; December 2, 1823 at the Avalon Project

( Audubon's account reveals that he learned oil painting in December 1822 from Jacob Stein, an itinerant portrait artist, and after they had enjoyed all the portrait patronage to be expected in Natchez, Mississippi during January – March 1823, they resolved to travel together as perambulating portrait-artists.

* 12-gun schooner / 14-gun brig ( 17 December 1799 – 9 July 1823 ), the third ship to bear this name, was built as schooner, and later rerigged as a brig.

* December 10 – Mackenzie Bowell, Prime Minister of Canada ( b. 1823 )

* President James Monroe first stated the Monroe Doctrine during his seventh annual State of the Union Address to Congress on December 2, 1823.

* Alfonso ed Elisa ( 26 December 1822, Teatro Nuovo, Mantua ) as: Aminta ed Argira ( 1823, Reggio Emilia )

On 10 December 1823, she found the first complete Plesiosaurus, and in 1828 the first British example of the flying reptiles known as pterosaurs, called a flying dragon when it was displayed at the British Museum, followed by a Squaloraja fish skeleton in 1829.

Letter and drawing from Mary Anning announcing the discovery of a fossil animal now known as Plesiosaurus dolichodeirus, 26 December 1823

Thomas Jefferson wrote favorably in response to Jackson in December 1823 and extended a preemptive welcome to Monticello: " I recall with pleasure the remembrance of our joint labors while in the Senate together in times of great trial and of hard battling, battles indeed of words, not of blood, as those you have since fought so much for your own glory & that of your country ; with the assurance that my attamts continue undiminished, accept that of my great respect & consideration.

… There were the part books of the whole of the music in Rosamunde, tied up after the second performance, in December 1823, and probably never disturbed since.

Walker County was established on December 26, 1823, and formed from sections of Marion and Tuscaloosa counties.

Special cases were those of Yucatan, which on December 23, 1823 decided to join the federation but as a Federated Republic and Chiapas, which decided by referendum to join the federation on September 14, 1824.

He was re-elected to a full term in 1823, so that in total, his Senate tenure ran from December 10, 1819 to March 4, 1829.

Oldham County was established on December 15, 1823 from parts of Henry, Jefferson, and Shelby Counties.

Allen County was created on December 17, 1823, out of Delaware and Randolph counties and formed April 1, 1824.

Incorporated: December 13, 1823 ; Population 2, 019 ; Total Area:.

The County was created by an act of the Georgia General Assembly on December 8, 1823, from a portion of Early County.

Bibb County was created by act of the Georgia Legislature on December 9, 1822, with Macon to be incorporated in December 1823 ; designated the county seat.

Greensboro was incorporated as a town in December 1823 as Greensborough.

Clayton was incorporated December 13, 1823 as Claytonville but the name was later shortened to Clayton.