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Today in legal and military [and occasional oddities] history
1860 Abraham Lincoln is elected the 16th president of the United States
1861 Jefferson Davis is elected to a six-year term as president of the Confederacy
1866 Professor Arronax, Conseil, and Ned Land are taken aboard Captain Nemo's 'Nautilus' to begin "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea"
1923 As European inflation soars, one loaf of bread in Berlin is reported to be worth about 140 billion German marks
1986 The Iran arms-for-hostages deal is revealed, damaging the Reagan administration
1999 Australia’s voters reject a referendum to make the country a republic with a president appointed by Parliament
2012 The US territory of Puerto Rico votes for a non-binding resolution to become a US state
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