http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ Daily Kitten Chat Forum Topic: Today in History (Nov 06) en Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:09:59 +0000 http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/22711#post-467229 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:28:32 +0000 jeankit 467229@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>Two diverse historical moments...both are well known for different reasons. Sort of right and left brain historical figures! Thank Dee for this thread! </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/22711#post-467172 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:35:33 +0000 Dee 467172@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>Today in 1860, Abraham Lincoln was elected to the presidency in the most divisive election in United States history. Upon his election, many different states in the South would secede from the Union, sparking the Civil War. </p> <p>Also today in 1893, Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky died in St. Petersburg. He rose to fame for his noteworthy ballets, Swan Lake and The Nutcracker. He was also the composer for the popular 1812 Overture. His musical skills, reviled at the time, are much revered today. </p>