Birthdays
Samuel Wylie Crawford
Turns 31 on this date
John Woodlawn Crisfield
Turns 54 on this date
Oliver Otis Howard
Turns 30 on this date
Isaac Brown Parker
Turns 77 on this date
Events
| Crime/Disasters | In Chicago, Illinois, a steamer just arrived from Buffalo, New York explodes at the dock killing thirteen | 11/08/1860 |
| Campaigns/Elections | Philadelphia Democrats urge the South not to take precipitous action over the Republican victory | 11/08/1860 |
| US/the World | Victor Emmanuel of Piedmont becomes King of the Two Sicilies essentially completing the unification of modern Italy | 11/08/1860 |
Documents
| Newspaper | Boston (MA) Advertiser, "How Mr. Lincoln Voted," November 8, 1860 | 11/08/1860 |
| Newspaper | Charlestown (VA) Free Press, “Conservative Sentiments,” November 8, 1860 | 11/08/1860 |
| Newspaper | New York Herald, “Who are the Cooks in Pennsylvania?,” November 8, 1860 | 11/08/1860 |
| Newspaper | New York Times, "From the Home of Mr. Lincoln," November 8, 1860 | 11/08/1860 |