May 18: ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY
ON THIS DAY IN 1852, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported, “Fifty five tons of the novel known as Uncle Tom’s Cabin, by Mrs. Stowe, have been printed and sold within the last two months.”
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ON THIS DAY IN 1860, the Eagle reported, “CHICAGO — Abraham Lincoln, of Illinois, was nominated for President by the Republican Convention, on the third ballot.”
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