BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:SoDel X-WR-CALNAME:Everybody's Second Choice: The Story of How Abraham Lincoln Be came President BEGIN:VEVENT UID:169612023-09-09 DTSTART:20230909T170000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20230909T180000Z LOCATION:11 South East Front Street\nMilford Delaware 19963 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=11 South East Front Street\ nMilford Delaware 19963;X-APPLE-RADIUS=49;X-TITLE=11 South East Front Stre et:geo:38.912734,-75.427497 GEO:38.912734;-75.427497 SUMMARY:Everybody's Second Choice: The Story of How Abraham Lincoln Became President CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The election of Abraham Lincoln in November 1860 was the most\n consequential choice ever made by the American people\, precipitating\nthe bloodiest war in our nation’s history. Yet six months beforehand\nfew A mericans had ever heard of him. In this program\, local historian\nLew Mil ler will discuss the sudden rise of Abraham Lincoln to the\nPresidency. Ho w did this unknown former congressman pull off such a\ngreat upset? What e vents led southerners to the brink of secession?\nLincoln was a brilliant politician but his rise to the presidency\ncould not have happened without both mistakes by his rivals for the\nRepublican nomination and circumstan ces beyond his control. This\nprogram is part of the American History Seri es presented by the\nMilford Museum. The series is offered through a gener ous grant from\nThe Delaware Heritage Commission.\n X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

The election of Abraham Lincoln in November 1860 was the most consequential choice ever made by the American people\, precipitating the bloodiest war in our nation&rsquo\;s history. Yet six m onths beforehand few Americans had ever heard of him. In this program\, lo cal historian Lew Miller will discuss the sudden rise of Abraham Lincoln t o the Presidency. How did this unknown former congressman pull off such a great upset? What events led southerners to the brink of secession? Lincol n was a brilliant politician but his rise to the presidency could not have happened without both mistakes by his rivals for the Republican nominatio n and circumstances beyond his control. This program is part of the Americ an History Series presented by the Milford Museum. The series is offered t hrough a generous grant from The Delaware Heritage Commission.

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