Gettysburg Address
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The Gettysburg Address is a brief but iconic 1863 speech by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln that redefined the purpose of the Civil War and articulated a vision of American democracy based on equality and national unity.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13390 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gettysburg Address Context triple: [Abraham Lincoln, delivered, Gettysburg Address]
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Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation was a landmark 1863 executive order during the American Civil War that declared enslaved people in Confederate-held territories to be free, transforming the war’s purpose and paving the way for abolition.
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B.
"I Have a Dream" speech
The "I Have a Dream" speech is Martin Luther King Jr.’s landmark 1963 address calling for racial equality and civil rights, delivered during the March on Washington and now regarded as one of the most iconic speeches in American history.
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"Day of Infamy" speech
The "Day of Infamy" speech is Franklin D. Roosevelt’s historic address to the U.S. Congress on December 8, 1941, calling for a declaration of war on Japan following the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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Inaugural Address "Ask not what your country can do for you"
The Inaugural Address "Ask not what your country can do for you" is John F. Kennedy’s famous 1961 presidential inauguration speech, renowned for its call to civic duty and inspirational Cold War-era rhetoric.
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Mr. President
"Mr. President" is the formal spoken address traditionally used for the sitting President of the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gettysburg Address Target entity description: The Gettysburg Address is a brief but iconic 1863 speech by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln that redefined the purpose of the Civil War and articulated a vision of American democracy based on equality and national unity.
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A.
Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation was a landmark 1863 executive order during the American Civil War that declared enslaved people in Confederate-held territories to be free, transforming the war’s purpose and paving the way for abolition.
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B.
"I Have a Dream" speech
The "I Have a Dream" speech is Martin Luther King Jr.’s landmark 1963 address calling for racial equality and civil rights, delivered during the March on Washington and now regarded as one of the most iconic speeches in American history.
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C.
"Day of Infamy" speech
The "Day of Infamy" speech is Franklin D. Roosevelt’s historic address to the U.S. Congress on December 8, 1941, calling for a declaration of war on Japan following the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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D.
Inaugural Address "Ask not what your country can do for you"
The Inaugural Address "Ask not what your country can do for you" is John F. Kennedy’s famous 1961 presidential inauguration speech, renowned for its call to civic duty and inspirational Cold War-era rhetoric.
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E.
Mr. President
"Mr. President" is the formal spoken address traditionally used for the sitting President of the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical document
ⓘ
political speech ⓘ speech ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ |
| author | Abraham Lincoln ⓘ |
| context | American Civil War ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | 1863-11-19 ⓘ |
| deliveredBy | Abraham Lincoln ⓘ |
| deliveredToAudienceType | dedication ceremony attendees ⓘ |
| famousFor |
articulating a vision of American democracy based on equality
ⓘ
brevity and rhetorical power ⓘ redefining the purpose of the American Civil War ⓘ the phrase "government of the people, by the people, for the people" ⓘ |
| genre | oratory ⓘ |
| hasSubject | Union war dead at Gettysburg ⓘ |
| hasVersion |
Bancroft copy
ⓘ
Bliss copy ⓘ Everett copy ⓘ Hay copy ⓘ Nicolay copy ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | American Civil War era ⓘ |
| influenced |
civil rights rhetoric in the United States
ⓘ
later interpretations of the U.S. Constitution ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lengthInWords | about 272 words ⓘ |
| locationOfBlissCopy | Library of Congress ⓘ |
| locationType | battlefield cemetery dedication ⓘ |
| mediaType | text ⓘ |
| mentions |
a new birth of freedom
ⓘ
American Declaration of Independence ⓘ
surface form:
the Declaration of Independence
the proposition that all men are created equal ⓘ |
| occasion | Dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery ⓘ |
| openingWords | Four score and seven years ago ⓘ |
| placeOfSpeech |
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
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surface form:
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
|
| preservedIn | multiple contemporary newspaper reports ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | one of the greatest speeches in American history ⓘ |
| rhetoricalDevice |
allusion
ⓘ
antithesis ⓘ parallelism ⓘ repetition ⓘ |
| significance |
became a foundational text of American political thought
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helped shape American national identity ⓘ |
| topic |
American Civil War
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democracy ⓘ equality ⓘ human equality ⓘ national unity ⓘ purpose of the Civil War ⓘ |
| year | 1863 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gettysburg Address Description of subject: The Gettysburg Address is a brief but iconic 1863 speech by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln that redefined the purpose of the Civil War and articulated a vision of American democracy based on equality and national unity.
Referenced by (41)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Gettysburg Oration
subject surface form:
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
subject surface form:
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
this entity surface form:
Hay copy of the Gettysburg Address
subject surface form:
Battle of Gettysburg
this entity surface form:
President Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address (nearby at Gettysburg National Cemetery)
this entity surface form:
Bliss copy of the Gettysburg Address
this entity surface form:
Bliss copy of the Gettysburg Address
this entity surface form:
Bliss copy of the Gettysburg Address
this entity surface form:
Bliss copy of the Gettysburg Address
this entity surface form:
Gettysburg Address (November 19, 1863)