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In Las Vegas, tomorrow is Nevada Day, when Lincoln invented a state to help win re-election

Posted on October 24, 2024 by William P. BarrettOctober 24, 2024

He rigged statehood eight days before the 1864 election

Posted on August 10, 2020 by William P. BarrettApril 17, 2021

Nevada gained statehood in 1864 just in time to vote for the Republican incumbent

Posted on October 21, 2016 by William P. BarrettAugust 13, 2017

Republicans favoring Lincoln hurriedly turned Nevada into a state eight days before the 1864 election