On November 7, 1864, Syracuse’s Republican mayor ... however much it might assuage their tension and anxiety related to the ...

After the American Civil War Battle of Gettysburg (July 1-3 1863), taken in conjunction with Grant’s capture of Vicksburg on ...

In U.S. politics, a contrived or spontaneous event influencing a presidential election has been termed an "October Surprise." Like the upcoming election only weeks away, the election of 1864 was ...

No. 17 WEST TWENTIETH-STREET, NEW-YORK, Oct. 24, 1864. To the Editor of the Herald: Having noticed in the Herald of the 20th of September last, the subjoined paragraph, I transmitted it to Gen.

About 2.9 million Americans residing outside the U.S. are expected to take part in Tuesday's election, Vote From Abroad ...

TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. About the Archive This is a digitized version of an article from The Times’s print archive, before the start of ...

In 1864, amid the U.S. Civil War, Abraham Lincoln was elected to his second term as president. He was assassinated five ...

Just in time for the 1864 presidential election, Wisconsin became the second state in the union to pass a law allowing soldiers to vote outside the polling place. The process looks a little ...

Arizona voters are set to decide whether to guarantee the right to abortion in the state constitution. The swing state is one ...

Also on this date: In 1864, President Abraham Lincoln won reelection as ... In 1960, John F. Kennedy won the U.S.

This column is composed a week or so in advance of being printed in the newspaper. A contentious election will have taken ...

In 1864, President Abraham Lincoln was seeking ... Now, in 2024, the next Presidential Election is drawing near. When you cast your vote for president on Nov. 5, try to remember Emerson's ...