Birthdays
Reverdy Johnson
Turns 61 on this date
Dabney Herndon Maury
Turns 35 on this date
Andrew Parker
Turns 52 on this date
Mosby Monroe Parsons
Turns 35 on this date
Mary Virginia Wade
Turns 14 on this date
Events
| Legal/Political | Chicago newspaper predicts Lincoln will be Douglas's successor in Senate | 05/21/1857 |
| Personal | Harriet Tubman brings her parents to Canada |
05/01/1857 to 06/01/1857 |