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22nd May 1849: Abraham Lincoln becomes the first and only President to be awarded a patent
Category: Society & Culture
Duration: 00:00:00
Publish Date: 2018-05-21 21:05:52
Description: Abraham Lincoln was issued a patent for his invention to lift boats over shoals and other obstructions in a river. As a teenager the future President had taken a flatboat along the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers. After moving to Illinois he was employed by Denton Offutt a merchant and owner of a general store, to ferry goods along the Mississippi and its tributaries. During these river trips Lincoln’s boats had run aground on more than one occasion, leading to the exhausting process of freeing the boat before it sank or the cargo went overboard. These experiences were to provide the inspiration ...
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