Birthdays
George Andreas Atzerodt
Turns 23 on this date
Samuel Cooper
Turns 60 on this date
John Hanson McNeil
Turns 43 on this date
David Levy Yulee
Turns 48 on this date
Events
| Crime/Disasters | Abundant rains deluge many northern states |
06/09/1858 to 06/12/1858 |
| Crime/Disasters | Floods in Baltimore | 06/12/1858 |
| US/the World | President Báez flees Santo Domingo | 06/12/1858 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The 35th Congress is in session in Washington, DC. from early January to mid-June, 1858 |
01/06/1858 to 06/13/1858 |
Documents
| Letter | Lyman Trumbull to Abraham Lincoln, June 12, 1858 | 06/12/1858 |
| Newspaper | New York Times, “Is it Peace or War?,” June 12, 1858 | 06/12/1858 |