What was abraham lincoln's message in the gettysburg address? a. the civil war was a true test of patriotism. b. the world would probably not remember what happened at gettysburg. c. the declaration of independence had set forth unattainable goals. d. both democracy and the united states would endure.

pepin the short[a] (german: pippin der kurze, french: pépin le bref, c. 714 – 24 september 768) was the king of the franks from 751 until his death. he was the first of the carolingians to become king.[b][2]

the younger son of the frankish prince charles martel and his wife rotrude, pepin's upbringing was distinguished by the ecclesiastical education he had received from the monks of st. denis. succeeding his father as the mayor of the palace in 741, pepin reigned over francia jointly with his elder brother carloman. pepin ruled in neustria, burgundy, and provence, while his brother carloman established himself in austrasia, alemannia and thuringia. the brothers were active in suppressing revolts led by the bavarians, aquitanians, saxons, and the alemanni in the early years of their reign. in 743, they ended the frankish interregnum by choosing childeric iii, who was to be the last merovingian monarch, as figurehead king of the franks.

the united states presidential election of 1992 was the 52nd quadrennial presidential election. it was held on tuesday, november 3, 1992. democratic governor bill clinton of arkansas defeated incumbent republican president george h. w. bush, independent businessman ross perot of texas, and a number of minor candidates.