Ashkenazic Jews were among the last Europeans to take family names. Some German-speaking Jews took last names as early as the 17th century, but the overwhelming majority of Jews lived in Eastern Europe and did not take last names until compelled to do so.
In 1860, Lincoln won the partyâs presidential nomination. In the November 1860 election, Lincoln again faced Douglas, who represented the Northern faction of a heavily divided Democratic Party, as well as Breckinridge and Bell.
1 November 6 â U.S. presidential election: Abraham Lincoln beats John C. Breckinridge, Stephen A. Douglas, and John Bell and is elected as the 16th President of the United States, the first Republican to hold that office.ear 1860 (MDCCCLX) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Friday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar.