John Bell

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1860 U.S. presidential election cartoon

Constitutional Union Party

American presidential election, 1860

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The United States Supreme Court building, Washington, D.C.

14 Questions About Government in the United States Answered

Bar graph of the United States Death Toll during major events. Infogram chart.

U.S. Death Toll During Major Events

The Battle of New Orleans, by E. Percy Moran, c. 1910. Andrew Jackson, War of 1812.

26 Decade-Defining Events in U.S. History

The History of Women in the United States Congress: 10 Notable Congresses in Women's Fight for Equal Representation

History of Women in the U.S. Congress

Groups of depositors in front of the closed American Union Bank, New York City. April 26, 1932. Great Depression run on bank crowd

Causes of the Great Depression

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Town of Sisimiut located on the coast of the Davis Strait on Kangerluarsunnguaq Bay, Greenland

The Largest Islands in the World

Srinivasa Ramanujan, Indian mathematician and autodidact.

6 Interesting Facts about Srinivasa Ramanujan

Saint Lucia Day. Young girl wears Lucia crown (tinsel halo) with candles. Holds Saint Lucia Day currant laced saffron buns (lussekatter or Lucia's cats). Observed December 13 honor virgin martyr Santa Lucia (St. Lucy). Luciadagen, Christmas, Sweden

7 Winter Solstice Celebrations From Around the World

Panama Canal infographic

Timeline and Map of the Panama Canal

Entrants falling and tumbling over while chasing the cheese at the 2016 'Cheese Rolling' held at Cooper's Hill, in the Cotswolds, Brockworth England

7 of the World’s Most Dangerous Festivals

King Cobra snake in Malaysia. (reptile)

9 of the World’s Deadliest Snakes

Nativity Scene, Adoration of the Magi, Church of the Birth of the Virgin Mary, Montenegro

Why Is Christmas in December?

John Bell: References & Edit History

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history of Democratic Party
- In Democratic Party: Slavery and the emergence of the bipartisan system
presidential election of 1860
- In United States presidential election of 1860
role in Constitutional Union Party
- In Constitutional Union Party
sectionalism
- In sectionalism: The election of 1860

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Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	First paragraph modernization.	Encyclopaedia Britannica	Feb 15, 2024
	Anniversary information added.		Feb 11, 2024
	Anniversary information added.		Sep 06, 2023
	Add new Web site: Tennessee Encyclopedia - Biography of John Bell.	Emily Rodriguez	May 24, 2019
	Add new Web site: Spartacus Educational - Biography of John Bell.	Yamini Chauhan	Oct 13, 2011
	Media added.	Amy Tikkanen	May 19, 2008
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998