The so-called Revolution of 1800 put Jeffersonian Republicans in charge and drove the Federalist Party to extinction. In the presidential election of 1824, supporters of Andrew Jackson, who won ...

Abraham Lincoln's victory in 1860 was probably the most consequential election in American history.

What Happened In The 1860 Presidential Election That Could Repeat Itself In 2016 "During the Primaries, we hear the extremes of the parties - that's always been the case," he explained.

The wretched weather of yesterday was much in favor of the "Unterrified Democracy," who rejoice in nothing so much as drizzly skies and filthy streets on the days of election.

To wit: When Abraham Lincoln won the election of 1860 and prepared to take the reins from James Buchanan, who had kept a promise he made in his inaugural address not run for a second term, we ...

On two former occasions the difficulty of the election of a Speaker of the House of Representatives has been obviated by the adoption of the plurality rule. The first was in 1849.

During the election year of 1860, a group of young men sought change. They identified themselves as “Wide Awakes.” In the collections of Pamplin Historical Park and the National Museum of the Civil ...

The Election of 1860 Richard Norton Smith and Rosalyn Terborg-Penn talked about the election of 1860 and politics surrounding it.

The man compared the situation with the 1860 election, and said President Abraham Lincoln was removed from ballots. "The last time Democrats removed a Republican from the ballot was 1860," he said.

Presidential Historyian Richard Norton Smith and History Professor Rosalyn Terborg-Penn discuss the country during 1860, the presidential election, and how the Lincolns were viewed in Washington ...

Here's one more historical curiosity to observe this election cycle. Since election day was standardized in 1845 there have been 6 presidential elections held on November 6th and Republicans have ...

The 2020 US election could set a record for ugliness and division. Two previous elections provide important context for what that division can mean.