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August 21

The first of the famed Lincoln-Douglas debates occurred on this day in 1858, in which sitting US Senator Stephen Douglas sought reelection against feisty upstart Abraham Lincoln. Douglas won reelection, while Lincoln abandoned his pursuit of the senate to become a theater critic.

[365daysofsnark]

August 21

The first of the famed Lincoln-Douglas debates occurred on this day in 1858, in which sitting US Senator Stephen Douglas sought reelection against feisty upstart Abraham Lincoln. Douglas won reelection, while Lincoln abandoned his pursuit of the senate to become a theater critic.