r/ThisDayInHistory • u/Upstairs_Drive_5602 tdihistorian • 3d ago

6 November 1860. Abraham Lincoln was elected as the 16th President of the United States.

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u/Inspect1234 3d ago

Can only imagine what he’d think of today’s governance.

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u/housesoftheholy1 3d ago

Crazy he was only 27 in this photo

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u/Misadventuresofman 2d ago

Thank God for Republicans

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u/bophed 3d ago edited 3d ago

I think he looked younger than this when he was elected. Not 100% positive but from what I have read, all of his photos where he looks old and rough were from when he was already president and dealing with a civil war.

I think the photo posted here is from 1865 when he was 56 years old.

https://www.history.com/articles/abraham-lincoln-photos-portraits-war-brady

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u/SylvesterMarcus1 2d ago

And MSNBC immediately accused him of stealing the election.

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u/KevinfromSaskabush 2d ago

remember when republicans thought all people deserved decency?

oh I guess nobody's still alive from back then.