Event of Interest
May 6 Giuseppe Garibaldi's Mille sets sail from Genoa to the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
Giuseppe Garibaldi
Presidential Convention
May 16 -18] Chicago: Republican convention selects Abraham Lincoln as candidate
Abraham Lincoln
- May 17 German football club TSV 1860 München is founded
- May 18 Republican Party nominates Abraham Lincoln for president
- May 26 Giuseppe Garibaldi occupies Palermo, Italy