Daily Archives: November 5, 2022

Democrat Woodrow Wilson elected 28th president of the United States, defeating former President Theodore Roosevelt and incumbent President William Howard Taft 110 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 5, 1912)


Video: 'The American Presidential Election of 1912'

(Tuesday, November 5, 1912, during the 1912 presidential campaign) — Democratic Governor Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey was elected the 28th president of the United States today, defeating former President Theodore Roosevelt of New York, who left the GOP in 1912 to run as the nominee of the Progressive Party, and Republican incumbent President William Howard Taft of Ohio. Continue reading Democrat Woodrow Wilson elected 28th president of the United States, defeating former President Theodore Roosevelt and incumbent President William Howard Taft 110 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 5, 1912)

U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant re-elected over Liberal Republican / Democratic nominee Horace Greeley 150 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 5 1872)


Video: 'The American Presidential Election of 1872'

(Tuesday, November 5, 1872, during the 1872 presidential campaign) — Republican incumbent President Ulysses S. Grant of Illinois was re-elected as the 18th president of the United States today, defeating newspaper publisher Horace Greeley of New York (nominated by the Liberal Republican Party and and then nominated by the Democratic Party). Continue reading U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant re-elected over Liberal Republican / Democratic nominee Horace Greeley 150 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 5 1872)

Suffragist Susan B. Anthony defies the law by attempting to cast a vote for President Ulysses S. Grant 150 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 5 1872)


Video: 'What Crime Did Susan B. Anthony Commit?'

(Tuesday, November 5, 1872; during the 1872 presidential election and first-wave feminism) — Suffragist Susan B. Anthony defied the law today by attempting to cast a vote for President Ulysses S. Grant in Rochester, New York. She is later fined $100. Continue reading Suffragist Susan B. Anthony defies the law by attempting to cast a vote for President Ulysses S. Grant 150 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 5 1872)

President Lincoln relieves General McClellan from command of Army of Potomac 160 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 5 1862)


Video: 'Lincoln: The Pivotal Year 1863' (Nov. 5, 1862, at 21:37)

(Wednesday, November 5, 1862, during the American Civil War) — The day after the midterm elections, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln removed General George B. McClellan, 35, as commander of the Army of Potomac today for the second and final time. Continue reading President Lincoln relieves General McClellan from command of Army of Potomac 160 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 5 1862)