Abraham Lincoln11 June 1860
Lincoln defeats Stephen Douglas John C Breckinridge and John Bell in the 1860 presidential election
United States · Politics / Republican Party. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Lincoln defeats Stephen Douglas John C Breckinridge and John Bell in the 1860 presidential election
Lincoln is elected 16th President of the United States
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