Birthdays
Samuel Jameson Gholson
Turns 52 on this date
Richard Jacobs Haldeman
Turns 29 on this date
Harmar Denny Murray
Turns 22 on this date
Jonas John Potts
Turns 39 on this date
Felix Kirk Zollicoffer
Turns 48 on this date
Events
| Campaigns/Elections | In Springfield, Illinois, Abraham Lincoln is formally offered the Republican Party nomination for President | 05/19/1860 |
| Crime/Disasters | On Lake Seneca in New York, a steamboat bursts one of its boilers and three crewmen die | 05/19/1860 |
| Slavery/Abolition | President Buchanan asks Congress for funding to transport rescued African slaves to Liberia | 05/19/1860 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The 36th U.S. Congress is in session in Washington, D.C. |
12/06/1859 to 06/24/1860 |
Documents
| Newspaper | Cleveland (OH) Herald, “Enthusiasm over the Nomination,” May 19, 1860 | 05/19/1860 |
| Letter | Joshua Reed Giddings to Abraham Lincoln, May 19, 1860 | 05/19/1860 |