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November 2 – Soapy Smith, con artist and gangster (shot 1898) December 4 – Lillian Russell, singer and actress (died 1922) December 15 – Abner Powell, Major league baseball player (died 1953) December 18 – Edward MacDowell, pianist and composer (died 1908) December 28 – Harry B. Smith, songwriter (died 1936) December 31
U.S. territorial extent in 1860. April 3, 1860 – Pony Express begins. November 6 – 1860 United States presidential election: Abraham Lincoln elected president and Hannibal Hamlin vice president with only 39% of the vote in a four-man race. December 18 – Crittenden Compromise fails. December 20 – President Buchanan fires his cabinet.
1860 events in the United States by month (2 C) / ... 1860 in American politics (3 C, 2 P) Pony Express (3 C, 21 P) S. Secession crisis of 1860–61 (3 C, 40 P)
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The 1860s (pronounced "eighteen-sixties") was a decade of the Gregorian calendar that began on January 1, 1860 and ended on December 31, 1869. The decade was noted for featuring numerous major societal shifts in the Americas.
1860s in the United States by state or territory (65 C) 1860s disestablishments in the United States (51 C) 1860s establishments in the United States (66 C, 1 P)
The beginning date of the strike was intentionally chosen to coincide with the birthday of former U.S. President George Washington.Within a week, the strike had spread to 25 other New England towns, including towns in Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and even New York. 20,000 more shoemakers refused to work while 20,000 others openly supported the shoemakers with marches, parades and ...
In 1860, Lincoln's campaign brought the Republicans the Presidency. Likewise, the congressional elections also marked the transition from one major era of political parties to another. In just six years, over the course of the 35th, 36th–37th Congresses, a complete reversal of party fortunes swamped the Democrats.