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Nevada's entry into statehood in the United States on October 31, 1864, in the midst of the American Civil War, was expedited by Union sympathizers in order to ensure the state's participation in the 1864 presidential election in support of President Abraham Lincoln.
Nevada Day is a legal holiday in the state of Nevada in the United States.It commemorates the state's October 31, 1864 admission to the Union.The first known observance of Nevada Day (originally known as Admission Day) was by the Pacific Coast Pioneer society during the 1870s.
The History of Nevada as a state began when it became the 36th state on October 31, 1864, after telegraphing the Constitution of Nevada to the Congress days before the November 8 presidential election (the largest and costliest transmission ever by telegraph).
October 30 – Helena, Montana is founded after four prospectors (the so-called Four Georgians) discover gold at Last Chance Gulch; it is their last and agreed final attempt at weeks of trying to find gold in the northern Rockies. October 31 – Nevada is admitted as the 36th U.S. state (see History of Nevada).
The Territory of Nevada (N.T.) [1] [2] was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from March 2, 1861, [3] until October 31, 1864, when it was admitted to the Union as the State of Nevada.
December 5, 1864 Nevada Territory At-large: Gordon N. Mott (R) Nevada achieved statehood October 31, 1864 District eliminated Nevada At-large: New state Nevada admitted to the Union October 31, 1864. Henry G. Worthington (R) October 31, 1864 New York 31st: Reuben Fenton (R) Resigned December 20, 1864, after being elected Governor of New York ...
Nevada voted in its first ever presidential election in 1864, having become the 36th state just eight days before the election (on October 31). The state was won by the National Union candidate, incumbent Republican President Abraham Lincoln of Illinois and his running mate former Senator and Military Governor of Tennessee Andrew Johnson .
October 31 is the 304th day of the year (305th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; ... 1864 – Nevada is admitted as the 36th U.S. state. [2]