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This Day in Legal History: Nevada Admitted as 36th State
On October 31, 1864, Nevada was officially admitted as the 36th state of the United States, a move driven as much by wartime politics as by the territory’s readiness for statehood. With President Abraham Lincoln seeking re-election and needing support for the proposed 13th Amendment to abolish slavery, the Republican-controlled Congress saw strategic value in adding another loyal Union state. Although Nevada’s population was below the threshold typically required for statehood, its vast mineral wealth and political alignment with the…
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