<span>Democrat John F. Kennedy defeated incumbent Vice </span>President Richard
Nixon, the Republican Party nominee. The 1960 presidential
election was the closest election since 1916. This was the first election in
which all fifty states participated. It was also the first election in which an
incumbent president was ineligible to run for another term due to the
Twenty-second Amendment.
Iraq invaded Iran in 20 September of 1980 which cause an eight year war. hope this helps.
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<span>Yes it's a fair label because in 1828 the Democrat party was created. also In 1824 there was four republicans as the choice for the presidential seat at that time. They had called it the "corrupt bargain".</span>
