ON THIS DAY
On this date in 1860, Abraham Lincoln was elected our country's 16th president. As part of the job, he got the White House, a nice office and theater tickets.
In 1861, Jefferson Davis was elected for a 6-year term as President of the Confederacy.
- It was during the first Republican sweep. At least, in the northern states.
- He regretted not getting term insurance, as his job only lasted four years.
- That automatically made him the coach of the South for the annual "North-South" game.
- He didn't make it 6 years and neither did the confederacy.
On this date in 1862, the first direct telegraphic link between New York and San Francisco was established. The first message from San Francisco: "We've got gold and Yankees suck!"
In 1869 in New Brunswick, New Jersey, as Rutgers defeats Princeton six goals to four.
- Rutgers won, 6 goals to 4. That was in the day before the extra point... and before cheerleaders. All they had were "Motivation Counselors."
- College football was much different back then, especially before the game, as tailgates had not been invented yet!
- I'm sure my great-great grandfather maintained the family tradition and missed that pick, too.
- Up until that time, guys got things done on Saturday afternoons in the fall.
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