Clinton celebrates victory . 
Hillary Clinton
-LRB- CNN -RRB- Hillary Clinton embraced her moment in history Tuesday , becoming the first woman in the 240-year life of the United States to lead the presidential ticket of a major political party . 
Hillary Clinton &#39; s life in the spotlight . 
Photos : Hillary Clinton 's life in the spotlight . 
After three decades at the center of American politics as a pioneering -- and deeply controversial -- feminist icon , the victory brings Clinton , 68 , within reach of finally cracking the "highest , hardest glass ceiling" she lamented eight years ago when she conceded the Democratic race to Barack Obama . 
Clinton also signaled a robust challenge to Trump resonating with gender and personal themes . 
Clinton has pounced on Trump 's business record , character and tendency to use his platform to wage personal grudge matches to try to define him early on in the minds of voters as unfit for the presidency . 
Trump , for his part , is aiming to portray Clinton as a consistent liar who ca n't be trusted . 
He is grappling with whether to honor his vow to fight on to the Democratic National Convention next month or accept the electoral mathematics that give him no viable path to victory and join Clinton to unite a party divided by a much more competitive primary race than expected . 
Though Clinton already has Trump in her sights , she has work to do to unify her own party after a grueling battle against Bernie Sanders . 
CNN 's Brianna Keilar reported that the campaign managers for Clinton and Sanders are in touch , keeping the lines of communication open so they can eventually unify the party , according to a source familiar with the conversations . 
Hillary Clinton , a former first lady , U.S. senator and secretary of state , claims her place in history on Tuesday , July 27 , after becoming the Democratic Party &#39; s nominee for U.S. President . 
Hillary Clinton , a former first lady , U.S. senator and secretary of state , claims her place in history on Tuesday , July 27 , after becoming the Democratic Party 's nominee for U.S. President . 
But the President , who will meet with Sanders Thursday at the Vermont senator 's request , clearly sided with Clinton by lauding her for "securing the delegates necessary to clinch the Democratic nomination for President ." 
Here 's everything you 've forgotten about Hillary Clinton . 
Using a teleprompter -- notable for someone who has blasted Clinton for being scripted -- Trump attacked Clinton and called for GOP unity . 
Hillary Clinton , a former first lady , U.S. senator and secretary of state , claims her place in history on Tuesday , July 27 , after becoming the Democratic Party &#39; s nominee for U.S. President . 
Hillary Clinton , a former first lady , U.S. senator and secretary of state , claims her place in history on Tuesday , July 27 , after becoming the Democratic Party 's nominee for U.S. President . 
Reaching the highest peak yet in a tumultuous and trailblazing political career , Clinton claimed victory exactly eight years after folding her 2008 Democratic primary campaign against Obama . 
Meet the women who came to see Clinton make history . 
Clinton took the stage in Brooklyn to an explosion of cheers from her crowd , in the kind of eruption of enthusiasm that has been fleeting during much of her campaign . 
Reaching out to Sanders supporters , Clinton praised the Vermont senator for his long public service and mirrored some of his progressive economic rhetoric . 
Clinton vs. Trump . 
While Sanders signaled that he was not yet ready to fold a campaign that started with him as a fringe candidate and ignited a startling grass roots uprising that won more than 10 million votes , Clinton looked ahead to the general election . 
Clinton intensified her assault on Trump , laying out a case that his values and rhetoric are incompatible with American principles and that he 's "temperamentally unfit" to be President .
-LRB- CNN -RRB- [TGT] embraced [TGT] moment in history Tuesday , becoming the first woman in the 240-year life of the United States to lead the presidential ticket of a major political party . 
[TGT] &#39; s life in the spotlight . 
Photos : [TGT] 's life in the spotlight . 
After three decades at the center of American politics as a pioneering -- and deeply controversial -- feminist icon , the victory brings [TGT] , 68 , within reach of finally cracking the "highest , hardest glass ceiling" [TGT] lamented eight years ago when [TGT] conceded the Democratic race to Barack Obama . 
[TGT] also signaled a robust challenge to Trump resonating with gender and personal themes . 
[TGT] has pounced on Trump 's business record , character and tendency to use [TGT] platform to wage personal grudge matches to try to define [TGT] early on in the minds of voters as unfit for the presidency . 
Trump , for his part , is aiming to portray [TGT] as a consistent liar who ca n't be trusted . 
He is grappling with whether to honor his vow to fight on to the Democratic National Convention next month or accept the electoral mathematics that give him no viable path to victory and join [TGT] to unite a party divided by a much more competitive primary race than expected . 
Though [TGT] already has Trump in [TGT] sights , [TGT] has work to do to unify [TGT] own party after a grueling battle against Bernie Sanders . 
CNN 's Brianna Keilar reported that the campaign managers for [TGT] and Sanders are in touch , keeping the lines of communication open so they can eventually unify the party , according to a source familiar with the conversations . 
[TGT] , claims [TGT] place in history on Tuesday , July 27 , after becoming the Democratic Party &#39; s nominee for U.S. President . 
[TGT] , claims [TGT] place in history on Tuesday , July 27 , after becoming the Democratic Party 's nominee for U.S. President . 
But the President , who will meet with Sanders Thursday at the Vermont senator 's request , clearly sided with [TGT] by lauding [TGT] for "securing the delegates necessary to clinch the Democratic nomination for President ." 
Here 's everything you 've forgotten about [TGT] . 
Using a teleprompter -- notable for someone who has blasted [TGT] for being scripted -- Trump attacked [TGT] and called for GOP unity . 
[TGT] , a former first lady , U.S. senator and secretary of state , claims [TGT] place in history on Tuesday , July 27 , after becoming the Democratic Party &#39; s nominee for U.S. President . 
[TGT] , claims [TGT] place in history on Tuesday , July 27 , after becoming the Democratic Party 's nominee for U.S. President . 
Reaching the highest peak yet in a tumultuous and trailblazing political career , [TGT] claimed victory exactly eight years after folding [TGT] 2008 Democratic primary campaign against Obama . 
Meet the women who came to see [TGT] make history . 
[TGT] took the stage in Brooklyn to an explosion of cheers from [TGT] crowd , in the kind of eruption of enthusiasm that has been fleeting during much of [TGT] campaign . 
Reaching out to Sanders supporters , [TGT] praised [TGT] for [TGT] long public service and mirrored some of [TGT] progressive economic rhetoric . 
[TGT] vs. Trump . 
While Sanders signaled that he was not yet ready to fold a campaign that started with him as a fringe candidate and ignited a startling grass roots uprising that won more than 10 million votes , [TGT] looked ahead to the general election . 
[TGT] intensified [TGT] assault on Trump , laying out a case that [TGT] values and rhetoric are incompatible with American principles and that [TGT] 's "temperamentally unfit" to be President .