Nov 19th 2013, 14:25, by Jacob Kastrenakes
Google has collected a series of online exhibits focused on Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg address — his famously concise speech reflecting on the Civil War as a test of America's founding principles — which was delivered 150 years ago today. Though the address is famed for its eloquence, scholars aren't sure of exactly what Lincoln said that day: there are five versions of the manuscript, each of them differing slightly. High-resolution copies of each version are now available on Google, which has even set two of them side-by-side so you can explore the differences.
The exhibits are part of Google's Cultural Institute, an online museum that features exhibits from various partners. The three exhibits — which focus on Lincoln's...
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