On May 3rd in US Political History
On May 3rd in 1662 John Winthrop the Younger, the son of the first governor of Massachusetts was honored by being made a fellow of the Royal Society, England's new scientific society. Winthrop gained a new charter from the king, uniting the colonies of Connecticut and New Haven.
On May 3rd in 1802 Washington, D.C., was incorporated as a city, with the mayor appointed by the president and the council elected by property owners.
On May 3rd in 1855 Macon B. Allen became the first African American to be licensed to practice law in the United States by being admitted to the Bar in Massachusetts.
On May 3rd in 1861 Lincoln asked for 42,000 Army Volunteers and another 18,000 seamen.
On May 3rd in 1863 In Virginia the Battle of Chancellorsville raged for a second day, as Confederate General Robert E. Lee battled Union General Joseph T. Hooker
On May 3rd in 1865 President Lincoln's funeral train arrived in Springfield, Illinois.
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