Several significant family events took place during Lincoln's youth in Indiana. On October 5, 1818, Nancy Lincoln died of milk sickness, leaving eleven-year-old Sarah in charge of a household that included her father, nine-year-old Abraham, and Dennis Hanks, Nancy's nineteen-year-old orphaned cousin.
In 1977, Meier set the world record for longest filibuster. From the floor of the Texas Senate, Meier spoke mostly uninterrupted for 43 hours to fight a bill he viewed as an attack on the state's open records laws. The achievement was recognized in the Guinness Book of World Records for well over a decade.
Oscars: Watch 10 of the Longest Acceptance Speeches Ever. Best actress winner Greer Garson spoke for more than five minutes in 1943, which many believe led to the time limits imposed on honorees. In 2010, the Oscar acceptance speech time limit was reduced to 45 seconds, and this year, producers asked nominees to send them a list of all those they would like to thank.