May 22, 1849
Lincoln is granted a patent on a device for lifting boats over shoals.
May 23, 1860
Lincoln writes to George Ashmun, president of the Republican National Convention, formally accepting the nomination for president.
May 25, 1861
President and Mrs. Lincoln attend the White House funeral of Colonel Elmer Ellsworth, who was assassinated the previous day in Alexandria, Virginia.
Today in Lincoln's Life
Lincoln's Words
"I appeal to you again to constantly bear in mind that with you, and not
with politicians, not with Presidents, not with office-seekers, but with you,
is the question, "Shall the Union and shall the liberties of this country be
preserved to the latest generation?"
--Speech to Gov. Morton in Indianapolis, February 11, 1861