On December 21, 1860, newspapers around the country printed very important news coming out of South Carolina. The state had voted to secede from the United States of America. Within just a few months, may more states would follow South Carolina's example and bring on the United States Civil War. What else was being reported on that infamous day?

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“Advertisment: Page 3.” The Abbeville Press and Banner (Abbeville, South Carolina), December 21, 1860. www.newspapers.com.

“Another Texas Tragedy.” The Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois), December 21, 1860. www.newspapers.com.

“Central Criminal Court, Oct. 22.” The Standard (London, England), October 23, 1860. www.newspapers.com.

“The Child Murder at Lea-Bridge.” The Morning Chronicle (London, England), October 3, 1860. www.newspapers.com.

“Death Of Rev. J. H. Ingraham.” Vicksburg Whig (Vicksburg, Mississippi), December 26, 1860. www.newspapers.com.

“Horrible Affair.” Muscatine Journal (Muscatine, Iowa), December 21, 1860. www.newspapers.com.

“The Latest News: Great Britain.” New York Daily Herald (New York City, New York), December 21, 1860. www.newspapers.com.

“Let The Children Sleep.” The Bedford Inquirer (Bedford, Pennsylvania), December 21, 1860. www.newspapers.com.

“An Ordinance.” The Charleston Courier (Charleston, South Carolina), December 21, 1860. www.newspapers.com.

“Painful Occurrence In Holly Springs, Miss.” The Daily Gazette and Comet (Holly Springs, Mississippi), December 21, 1860. www.newspapers.com.

“Princess Alice of the United Kingdom.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, November 2, 2021. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Alice_of_the_United_Kingdom.

“Romantic Career Of An Eccentric Girl.” The Watertown News (Watertown, Wisconsin), December 21, 1860. www.newspapers.com.

“The South Secedes.” ushistory.org. Independence Hall Association. Accessed November 13, 2021. https://www.ushistory.org/us/32e.asp.