The angler said the pike had been stranded in a portion of the Kettle River Arm as the level of Lake Roosevelt has been lowered in the past week.
In one of the most decisive naval battles in history, a British fleet under Admiral Lord Nelson defeats a combined French and Spanish fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar, fought off the coast of Spain.
Lincoln's opponent in the Presidential election of 1864, George McClellan, had once been the commander of the Army of the Potomac. The two had their differences even then, as this letter from Lincoln to the general indicates. Lincoln later replaced McClellan.