Birthdays
James Isham Gilbert
Turns 35 on this date
Henry Grider
Turns 62 on this date
John Howard Kitching
Turns 20 on this date
Edward Joy Morris
Turns 43 on this date
Robert Brown Potter
Turns 29 on this date
Thomas R. Stewart
Turns 38 on this date
Beverly Roberts Waugh
Turns 34 on this date
Ida Bell Wells-Barnett
Turns -4 on this date
Jacob Zeilin
Turns 52 on this date
Events
| Crime/Disasters | Five killed in Erie Railroad accident in upstate New York | 07/16/1858 |
| Campaigns/Elections | Lincoln-Douglas campaign lasts from mid-June 1858 until January 1859 |
06/16/1858 to 01/05/1859 |
Documents
| Newspaper | Chicago (IL) Press and Tribune, "The Supreme Court," July 16, 1858 | 07/16/1858 |
| Book | Recollection by Gustave Koerner, Lincoln-Douglas Debates |
07/10/1858 to 11/02/1858 |