National Park Service

The Civil War: 150 Years. National Park Service Sesquicentennial Commemoration.

Then: November 6, 1860

Abraham Lincoln Elected President

Abraham Lincoln Elected President

With Democrats split over the expansion of slavery into new states, the Republican nominee from Illinois wins a 4-way race with 40 percent of the popular vote.

Now: November 4, 2008

Barack Obama Elected President

Barack Obama Elected President

Almost 150 years after the start of the Civil War, the United States of America elects its first African American President.

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