EPISODE · Jun 30, 2026 · 6 MIN
How Abraham Lincoln's election changed America
from Here & Now · host WBUR & NPR
On Nov. 6, 1860, Abraham Lincoln was elected. Historian Douglas Brinkley says it's the most important presidential election in U.S. history.
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