The Left has Always Been This Way

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1858: Abraham Lincoln formally challenges Stephen A. Douglas to a series of political debates.

1862: Martin Van Buren, eighth president, dies in Kinderhook, N.Y.

1866: Tennessee becomes the first state readmitted to the Union following the Civil War.

1897: Amelia Earhart is born in Atchison, Kan. — the honoree behind today’s Earhart Day.

1915: The continue reading …