1858

Accepting the Illinois Republican Party’s nomination for the U.S. Senate, Abraham Lincoln said the issue of slavery in the U.S. had to be resolved, declaring, “a house divided against itself cannot stand.”

1903

The Ford Motor Company was incorporated in Detroit, Michigan.

1963

The world’s first female space traveler, Valentina Tereshkova, 26, was launched into orbit by the Soviet Union aboard Vostok 6. Tereshkova spent 71 hours in flight.