21h 6min, dec 20, 1860 y - South Carolina succeds from the union
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south Carolina was the first state to succeed from the union after the president Lincoln election.
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http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/united_states/south_carolina_90.jpg picture link
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21h 6min, dec 20, 1860 y
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~ 163 years ago