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 |