On Nov. 6, 1860, Lincoln probably ate his usual spare breakfast of an egg, toast and coffee, sitting with his wife, Mary, and sons Willie and Tad. Eldest son, Robert, was in college.

Lincoln elected president Nov. 6, 1860 By Andrew Glass. 11/06/2007 ... The voter turnout rate in 1860 was the second-highest on record, 81.2 percent, second only to that of 1876 ...

Greetings fellow historians and welcome back to This Week in History! This week is loaded with riveting events, so let’s jump in! On Nov. 6, 1860, Abraham Lincoln was elected as the 16th president of ...

Nov. 6, 1860: Hannibal Hamlin, a Republican from Bangor, is elected U.S. vice president, serving with Republican President Abraham Lincoln. Hamlin (1809-1891), a former Democrat who bolted from ...

Today is Saturday, Nov. 6, the 319th day of 2021. There are 55 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Nov. 6, 1860, former Illinois congressman Abraham Lincoln of the Republican ...

On Nov. 6, 1860, former Illinois Congressman Abraham Lincoln of the Republican Party was elected president of the United States as he defeated John Breckinridge, John Bell and Stephen Douglas.

On this day, Nov. 6 … 1860: Abraham Lincoln, a Republican former congressman from Illinois, is elected president of the United States as he defeats John Breckinridge, ...

The History Channel • On Nov. 6, 1860, Abraham Lincoln is elected the 16th president of the United States over a deeply divided Democratic Party, becoming the first Republican to win the presidency.

Nov. 6 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1860, Republican Abraham Lincoln was elected 16th president of the United States. In 1861, Jefferson Davis was elected president of the Confederate ...

A framed vote tabulation document in the office of Boone County Clerk Kenny Brown from the presidential election of Nov. 6, 1860, shows that Republican Abraham Lincoln received one vote in Boone ...