16 June 1858 June 15, 2014 Author: Staff President Abraham Lincoln delivers his House Divided speech in Springfield, Illinois. Famous Words of Inspiration..."I feel impelled to speak today in a language that in a sense is new-one which I, who have spent so much of my life in the military profession, would have preferred never to use. That new language is the language of atomic warfare." Dwight Eisenhower — Click here for more from Dwight Eisenhower Related posts: 18 June 1940 15 April 1989 16 June 1779 16 June 2010 17 June 1972 Categories: History Tags: 16 June, 1858