tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-719380254523669458.post4021768135445171029..comments2024-02-07T10:24:50.882+00:00Comments on The Modern Historian: On this day in history: Nixon won presidential election, 1968Borkimanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09334367163579800571noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-719380254523669458.post-7121234977007941542008-11-08T16:32:00.000+00:002008-11-08T16:32:00.000+00:00Thanks for the comment...I had a quick look at pre...Thanks for the comment...<BR/><BR/>I had a quick look at previous presidential elections and found another six occasions in the 20thC where a 3rd party candidate received more then 5% of the popular vote.<BR/>Source: <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election" REL="nofollow">Wikipedia</A><BR/><BR/>As for selecting a theme for each day, I try to cast my net wide so that I don't only report the major events in history that you can find on other 'This day in history' sites. You may notice that I have so far avoided a number of subjects that are covered in great detail elsewhere, such as the two world wars and the American Civil war.<BR/><BR/>As for prominence, that is always subjective, but generally I pick something that interests me.Borkimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09334367163579800571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-719380254523669458.post-8984804518839703262008-11-08T05:36:00.000+00:002008-11-08T05:36:00.000+00:00In how many past elections has a third candidate w...In how many past elections has a third candidate won more than 5% votes?<BR/><BR/>You have a great website here.<BR/><BR/>How do you determine that an event deserves a place in your blog? For example the sex pistols post could some more prominent event have been chosen?L. Venkata Subramaniamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08013877791567403788noreply@blogger.com