On November 19, 1863, at the dedication of a military cemetery at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, during the American Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln delivers one of the most memorable speeches in American history. In just 272 words, Lincoln brilliantly and movingly reminded a war-weary public why the Union had to fight, and win, the Civil War. Lincoln’s address lasted just two or three minutes. The speech reflected his redefined belief that the Civil War was not just a fight to save the Union, but a struggle for freedom and equality for all, an idea Lincoln had not championed in the years leading up to the war. This was his stirring conclusion: “The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us—that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion—that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain—that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom—and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.”Also-In one of the most exciting episodes of the air war during World War I, the British airman Richard Bell Davies performs a daring rescue on November 19, 1915, swooping down in his plane to whisk a downed fellow pilot from behind the Turkish lines at Ferrijik Junction. When the Turks hit Gilbert Smylie’s plane with anti-aircraft fire, he was forced to land. As he made his way to the ground, Smylie was able to release all his bombs but one before making a safe landing behind enemy lines. Smylie was then unable to restart his plane and immediately set fire to the aircraft in order to disable it. Seeing Davies coming to his rescue and fearing the remaining bomb on his plane would explode, injuring or killing them both, Smylie quickly took aim at his machine with his revolver and fired, exploding the bomb safely just before Davies came within its reach. Davies then rushed to grab hold of Smylie, hauling him on board his aircraft just as a group of Turkish soldiers approached. Before the Turks could reach them, Davies took off, flying himself and Smylie to safety behind British lines. Calling Davies’ act a “feat of airmanship that can seldom have been equaled for skill and gallantry,” the British government awarded him the Victoria Cross on January 1, 1916. The quick-thinking Smylie was rewarded as well; he received the Distinguished Service Cross.And-On this day in 1942, the Soviet Red Army under General Georgi Zhukov launches Operation Uranus, the great Soviet counteroffensive that turned the tide in the Battle of Stalingrad. The Battle of Stalingrad turned the tide in the war between Germany and the Soviet Union. General Zhukov, who had played such an important role in the victory, later led the Soviet drive on Berlin. On May 1, 1945, he personally accepted the German surrender of Berlin. Von Paulus, meanwhile, agitated against Adolf Hitler among the German prisoners of war in the Soviet Union and in 1946 provided testimony at the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg. After his release by the Soviets in 1953, he settled in East Germany.Apple is more trouble, according to sources and what they told the WSJ. OK. Thanks for the update. Hard to believe that Christmas sales won't be strong, but if sources say there is trouble, there has to be trouble. Right?Why doesn't Florida investigate the doctors who are writing the scripts for the opioids? Nope. Let's sue Walgreen's and CVS. New York can't be far behind in the grab for money. $WBA, Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. / H1 Going to YouTube's "free to watch" section in just a few minutes.So much for Yahoo reporting that "The Crimes of Grindewald" didn't do so well at the box office. How do "reporters" forget to account for the world-wide box office?This is the day The Lord has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it.Is Volkswagen going "all in" on the development of autonomous vehicles? Must be a market out there that I am not aware of.Bitcoin continues its free fall. Is this the best Futures indicator to use? Crude and Gold make sense to me, but Bitcoin does not.Where is Jon Corzine and did he start the Chicago Bears defense on his Fantasy Football team?Where is Marissa Mayer and will she be interviewed for the Cleveland Browns head coaching position too?Have a great day everyone. Stay safe, sage, and sane out there.Excelsior!via @deercreekvols