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On Nov. 6, 1860, former Illinois congressman Abraham Lincoln defeated three other candidates for the president.
\n1854 John Philip Sousa, the king of American march music, was born in Washington, D.C.
\n1861 Jefferson Davis was elected president of the Confederacy.
\n1861 James Naismith, the inventor of basketball, was born in Ontario, Canada.
\n1887 Baseball Hall of Famer Walter Johnson was born in Humboldt, Kansas.
\n1888 Republican Benjamin Harrison was elected president, beating incumbent Grover Cleveland in the Electoral College, even though Cleveland led in the popular vote.
\n1893 Composer Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky died in St. Petersburg, Russia.
\n1900 President William B. McKinley was returned to office, defeating Democrat William Jennings Bryan.
\n1913 Mohandas K. Gandhi was arrested as he led a march of Indian miners in South Africa.
\n1928 Republican Herbert Hoover was elected president over Democrat Alfred E. Smith.
\n1956 President Dwight D. Eisenhower won a second term by besting Democrat Adlai E. Stevenson at the polls.
\n1995 Cleveland Browns owner Art Modell announced plans to move the team to Baltimore.
\n2001 Billionaire Republican Michael Bloomberg was elected New York City mayor.
\n2009 The government reported that unemployment rose to 10.2 percent in the U.S. in October, the first time the jobless rate had hit double digits since 1983.<\/p>\n
Today’s Birthdays:
\nActress Emma Stone turns 27 years old today.
\nMike Nichols Director 84
\nStonewall Jackson Country singer 83
\nSally Field Actress 69
\nGlenn Frey Rock musician (The Eagles) 67
\nCatherine Crier TV host 61
\nMaria Shriver Broadcast journalist 60
\nLori Singer Actress (“Footloose”) 58
\nLance Kerwin Actor 55
\nArne Duncan Secretary of education 51
\nKelly Rutherford Actress (“Gossip Girl,” “Melrose Place”) 47
\nThandie Newton Actress 43
\nRebecca Romijn Model, actress 43
\nAna Ivanovic Tennis player 28
\nActor Ethan Hawke turns 45 years old today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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