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  • Posted March 10, 2013 12:01 a.m.
  • Abe Lincoln applies for patent

  • March 10, 1849

    Abe Lincoln applies for patent

    On March 10, 1849, future president Abraham Lincoln applied for a patent for "an improved method of lifting vessels over shoals." The patent was issued on May 22, 1849.

    http://www.pddoc.com/skedaddle/articles/abraham_lincolns_patent.htm

     

     

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