Today is the anniversary of a pivotal election; a short primary-source timeline is more useful than a generic history fact.

What to do: Read the Library of Congress's historical materials on Lincoln's election.

Source and practical details: https://www.loc.gov/exhibits/lincoln/lincoln-as-president.html

Go to Source: https://www.loc.gov/exhibits/lincoln/lincoln-as-president.html

On November 6, 1860, Abraham Lincoln won the U.S. presidential election, setting in motion the secession crisis that preceded the Civil War. Action: Read the Library of Congress's historical materials on Lincoln's election.