Birthdays

John Decatur Barry
Turns 19 on this date

William Lewis Dewart
Turns 37 on this date

Henry Moses Judah
Turns 37 on this date

Horatio King
Turns 47 on this date

Robert Briggs Latham
Turns 40 on this date

Joseph Benson Perrie
Turns 27 on this date

James Lester Shipley
Turns 20 on this date
Events
Science/Technology | First day of Summer | 06/21/1858 |
Campaigns/Elections | Lincoln-Douglas campaign lasts from mid-June 1858 until January 1859 |
06/16/1858 to 01/05/1859 |
Crime/Disasters | Massive fire on the London Docks | 06/21/1858 |
Documents
Newspaper | New York Times, "Illinois Republican State Convention," June 21, 1858 | 06/21/1858 |