Clinton becomes first woman nominated for president

Hillary Clinton on Tuesday became the first woman in U.S. history to win a major party's presidential nomination, securing the top spot on the Democratic ticket after a divisive primary fight against Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.

Clinton, 68, will face Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, 70, in November.

Clinton won the nomination on her second try. After losing to then-Sen. Barack Obama in 2008, she served as secretary of state under President Obama. Clinton made history in 2000 when she won a seat in the U.S. Senate representing New York, becoming the only first lady to leap successfully into elected politics.

Clinton clinched the nomination in the packed Wells Fargo Center, where energized Sanders supporters have been booing Clinton and calling for the delegates to nominate Sanders instead.

Clinton clinched the nomination outright in June by securing enough delegates, and those delegates officially made her the nominee Tuesday night. She secured 2,205 delegates compared to Sanders' 1,846 delegates. Clinton also won nearly 4 million more votes than Sanders.