jul 1, 1860 - Abraham Lincoln
Elected (1860)
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"Abraham Lincoln is elected president of the United States.
Lincoln, the first Republican president, was elected with about 40% of the vote, and virtually no support from the South. (Southern voters were divided between factions of the Democratic Party.) Seven Southern states seceded before he was inaugurated."
Source: https://www.nationalgeographic.org/interactive/slavery-united-states/
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