TODAY IN HISTORY historyorb 1860 - Abraham Lincoln (Rep-R-Ill) elected 16th American President 1865 - American Civil War: CSS Shenandoah is the last Confederate combat unit to surrender after circumnavigating the globe on its cruise that sank or captured 37 vessels. 1934 - NFL Philadelphia Eagles beat Cincinnati Reds 64-0 1940 - Franklin Roosevelt re-elected US President 1961 - US government issues a stamp honoring 100th birthday of James Naismith 1977 - 1st Emmy Sports Award presentation 1977 - 39 killed in an earthen dam burst at Toccoa Falls Bible College, Ga 1984 - President Reagan (R) landslide (won 49 states) re-election over Mondale (D) 1985 - Exploratory well at Ranger, Tx, explodes spilling 6.3 m gallons of oil 1986 - President Reagan signs landmark immigration reform bill 1991 - Robert M Gates, becomes 15th director of CIA 2005 - The Evansville Tornado of November 2005 kills 25 in Northwestern Kentucky and Southwestern Indiana. 2012 - Barack Obama re-elected as US President 2012 - US territory Puerto Rico votes to become a US State
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