Note: The Copperheads were the anti-war peace Democrats who opposed President Abraham Lincoln’s efforts ... The Rise and Fall of Lincoln's Opponents in the North" (2006), historian Jennifer ...
It’s not hard to imagine why our city would name Seward Park after the guy whose foresight brought all that gold rush money ...
Since 1796, the United States has had competitive presidential elections. While some have resulted in relatively little ...
In the case of the split Democratic conventions of 1860, the analysis only includes the nominee ... The smallest age gap between a president and vice president is 0.1 years. Abraham Lincoln was born ...
Abraham Lincoln in 1860 stayed in his hometown of Springfield ... a massive speaking tour across 27 states. Although his opponent William McKinley used the same “front porch” strategy as ...
When the US Constitution was written in 1787, the Electoral College was created to pick the US president using a majority ...
Clyburn believes this is the most consequential election since 1860 — the year Abraham Lincoln was elected president ... to be elected president. Tilden's opponent, Rutherford B.
The League of Women voters in 1952 hosted the first televised presidential debate in American history for a nationwide ...
According to the Chicago Sun-Times, this will be the Windy City’s 26th political convention going back to 1860, with the nomination of Abraham Lincoln. Traditionally ... to trumpet achievements, ...
Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! An introduction to the 1860 election is featured. Author and history professor Rachel Shelden talked about the issue of slavery at the time, the ...
THE POLITICAL turmoil that erupted over Franklin Pierce’s anti-slavery comments spoken at a Democratic Party gathering in New Boston in January, 1852, faded as soon as he won the presidential ...
Abraham Lincoln embodied everything that’s great about America: He was courageous, compassionate, wise and quite likely gay. “Lover of Men” (in theaters now) is a revealing new documentary ...