These are the most bizarre elections in US history

Even before Trump, the US elections have had its fair share of bizarre occurrences.

President-elect Donald Trump's victory took the entire world by surprise and shook it to its very foundations. The Canadian Immigration site crashed, stock markets slumped and the Internet and social media is ablaze with memes and comments about the businessman's surprising victory.
But this year's US elections is just one of the many controversial elections the nation has gone through before. Throughout US election history, there were victories marked by firsts as well as accidentals. Here are some of the more interesting occurrences in US election history.

The literal battle, 1800

In the very early days of the United States, the president and the vice-president were decided based upon who was the first and second place in the polls. A problem rose from this in the 1800 elections when Thomas Jefferson and his running mate Aaron Burr were tied in the results - enter the Congress and enter Alexander Hamilton.
Long story short is Burr became the vice despite Hamilton defaming him. This sparked a long rivalry between Burr and Hamilton which met its end in a duel where Hamilton lost his life.

The death of a rival, 1872

The 1872 US elections is well remembered because one candidate never saw the end of the elections - Horace Greeley. With confidence dwindling on incumbent president Ulysses S. Grant, Greeley was seen as a breath of fresh air. However, before the Electoral College cast its votes Greeley died and his votes were dispersed among his fellow Democrats. Grant, in a show of respect attended his rival's funeral.

Breaking news, 1948

In one of the most shocking twist of events, incumbent President Harry Truman predicted that he would lose the 1948 elections against rival Thomas Dewey. The people didn't trust him that much and only one in three Americans liked how he handled the presidency. That being said, it was such as surprise that on a 4AM morning, he was woken up by the Secret Service to tell him that he had won.
On another side of the US, the Chicago Daily Tribune is experiencing a printer's strike which forced them to publish the papers earlier than usual. Known as being critical of Truman, the paper took the resuts of the last Gallup poll taken the day before the elections and printed one of the most famous or infamous headlines in history.
"Dewey defeats Truman."

A stylish victory, 1960

The 60's was a time when elections were becoming more like what they are today - televised and everywhere in the media. This reached its fever pitch in the 1960-presidential debate between newcomer John F. Kennedy and veteran Richard Nixon - the first time TV played an important part in the elections.
In the televised debate, Nixon was wearing a gray suit and refused to wear makeup which made him look sickly, pale and his suit blended into the background. Kennedy on the other hand sported a blue suit, was tanned and most importantly spoke directly to the cameras.
That debate solidified Kennedy's victory because he was visible and he looked sharp. The same couldn't be said about his rival.

Newly elected president Harry Truman holding up the Chicago Daily Tribune paper that announced his 'defeat'

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