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MAPS OF HISTORY · ON THIS DAY · November 6

THE DAY IN HISTORY · NOVEMBER 6

November 6 in history

1860 — Lincoln elected

6 Nov 1860 — Lincoln wins with 40% of the popular vote and not a single Southern state — a purely sectional victory, exactly what the arithmetic of free-state population promised. South Carolina summons a convention within days.

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