politics

1860

On November 6, Abraham Lincoln of Illinois wins the Presidency over three other candidates to become the first Republican to hold that office.

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1858

The Lincoln-Douglas Debates between former Illinois Congressman Abraham Lincoln and Illinois Senator Stephen A. Douglas take place in seven towns between August 21, and October 15.

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1850

On July 9, Millard Fillmore (New York) becomes the thirteenth President of the United States upon the death of President Zachary Taylor.

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1844

Running on a platform that advocates "Manifest Destiny," meaning the expansion of the United States from the Atlantic to the Pacific, James K. Polk of Tennessee wins the Presidential election on December 4, becoming the eleventh President of the United States.

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1840

On December 2, William Henry Harrison of Indiana defeats incumbent President Martin Van Buren of New York for the Presidency. Harrison, the ninth President, becomes the first member of the Whig Party to be elected to the nation's highest office and the first president to die in office.

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