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5th October 1813: Shawnee chief Tecumseh (c.1768 - 1813) meets his end at the hands of Colonel Richard Mentor Johnson during the Battle of the Thames, Ontario, while fighting for the British in the War of 1812. Original Artwork: Lithograph by Nathaniel Currier. Getty Images
Engraving depicts a portrait of American political philosopher, revolutionary, diplomat, vice president, and president John Adams (1735 - 1826), early 19th Century. Engraving is by eminent American engraver John Chester Buttre (1821 - 1893) after a painting by famed American portraitist Gilbert Charles Stuart (1755 - 1828). Getty Images
The Democratic Party presidential nominee Senator George McGovern (right) and his running mate Senator Thomas Eagleton during their campaign for election. Eagleton made American political history when he withdrew from the Democratic Party ticket after revelations about electric shock treatment he had received for bouts of mental illness. Getty Images
A campaign poster for the Republican ticket of the United States presidential election of 1860 promoting free speech, free homes, free territory, and protection to American industry and supporting Abraham Lincoln for president and Hannibal Hamlin for vice president, 1860. Getty Images
Circa 1800: American statesman Aaron Burr (1756 - 1836). Vice President to Thomas Jefferson, he mortally wounded his rival, Alexander Hamilton, in a duel and died in disgrace. Getty Images
Republican presidential candidate Richard M. Nixon (R) and his running mate Spiro Agnew wave to crowds during the campaign, circa 1968. Getty Images
