The 1856 United States presidential election was the 18th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 4, 1856. In a three-way election, Democrat James Buchanan defeated Republican nominee John C. Frémont, and Know Nothing nominee Millard Fillmore.
United States presidential election of 1856, American presidential election held on Nov. 4, 1856, in which Democrat James Buchanan defeated Republican John C. Frémont with 174 electoral votes to Frémont’s 114. Whig and former president Millard Fillmore, who ran on the Know-Nothing ticket, garnered
World War I changed the way wars were fought because of the widely known trench warfare. Because troops inside the trenches were much more protected than troops outside, it led to much more prolonged battles.
Farm prices plummeted as a result of the massive surpluses that resulted. Corn fell from $1.30 per bushel to 47 cents per bushel between 1919 and 1920, a drop of more than 63 percent.
