Birthdays

Philip St. George Cooke
Turns 49 on this date

John Knox Finley
Turns 52 on this date

Gustavus Vasa Fox
Turns 37 on this date

Thomas Maley Harris
Turns 41 on this date

Benjamin Jefferson Hill
Turns 33 on this date

Winfield Scott
Turns 72 on this date
Events
Crime/Disasters | Steamboat founders on the Mississippi | 06/13/1858 |
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 |
US/the World | Treaty signed between United States and China | 06/13/1858 |
Documents
Letter | Anonymous to William Still, June 13, 1858 | 06/13/1858 |
Newspaper | New York Herald, "Found At Last," June 13, 1858 | 06/13/1858 |