That was just Lincoln trying to sound Biblical about the Declaration of Independence (1776) as he made the Gettysburg Address in 1863.
One score is 20 years so four score (80) and seven years ago would be 87 years.
If you mean four score and seven years ago, it was said by Abraham Lincoln, the first words from his Gettysburg Address.
A speech delivered by President Lincoln in 1863 commemorating Independence Day. Four scores and seven years: 4 scores x 20 years/score + 7 yrs.= 80 yrs + 7 yrs. = 87 years 1863 - 87 = 1776 which was the year the then United States declared independence on July 4.
'Four score and seven years ago...'
Four score and seven=87 87 years prior to the Gettysburg address, was the American Revolution.
Abraham Lincoln gave the, "Four score and seven years ago," speech.
the ideals were four scores and seven years ago
Lincoln's Emancipation was proclaimed great honor and contact officicated in glory.
Four score and seven years ago
Four score and seven years ago.
One score is 20 years so four score (80) and seven years ago would be 87 years.
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The Gettysburg address.
Four score and seven years ago...
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If you mean four score and seven years ago, it was said by Abraham Lincoln, the first words from his Gettysburg Address.
A speech delivered by President Lincoln in 1863 commemorating Independence Day. Four scores and seven years: 4 scores x 20 years/score + 7 yrs.= 80 yrs + 7 yrs. = 87 years 1863 - 87 = 1776 which was the year the then United States declared independence on July 4.