October 31 in American History
Nevada was rushed into the Union just days before the presidential election, its silver mines and pro-Union votes valuable to Lincoln in wartime. Its nickname — "Battle Born" — comes from joining the country in the middle of the Civil War. Statehood, sometimes, is a strategic act.
In 1864: Nevada becomes a state. Nevada was rushed into the Union just days before the presidential election, its silver mines and pro-Union votes valuable to Lincoln in wartime.
Nevada was rushed into the Union just days before the presidential election, its silver mines and pro-Union votes valuable to Lincoln in wartime. Its nickname — "Battle Born" — comes from joining the country in the middle of the Civil War. Statehood, sometimes, is a strategic act.
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