On Nov. 6, 1860, Republican Abraham Lincoln was elected 16th president of the United States.
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In 1860, Republican Abraham Lincoln was elected 16th president of the United States.
In 1861, Jefferson Davis was elected president of the Confederate States of America.
In 1869, in the first formal intercollegiate football game, Rutgers beat Princeton, 6-4.
In 1928, Republican Herbert Hoover was elected 31st president of the United States, defeating Democrat Al Smith.
On Nov. 19, 2005, Prince Albert II formally became ruler of Monaco, assuming the throne of his late father, Prince Rainier.
On Jan. 20, 2001, George W. Bush took the oath of office to become the 43rd president of the United States.
On Feb. 6, 2001, Ariel Sharon was elected prime minister of Israel.
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