Birthdays

John Julian Chisolm
Turns 29 on this date

John Thompson Ford
Turns 30 on this date

Edward Johnson
Turns 43 on this date

Caleb Blood Smith
Turns 51 on this date

Orlando Bolivar Wilcox
Turns 36 on this date
Events
Education/Culture | Alexis de Tocqueville dies at Cannes in France | 04/16/1859 |
Education/Culture | The cornerstone of the Peabody Institute is laid in Baltimore, Maryland | 04/16/1859 |
Lawmaking/Litigating | The murder trial of Congressman Daniel Sickles of New York continues in Washington D.C. |
04/11/1859 to 04/16/1859 |
Documents
Letter | Abraham Lincoln to Thomas J. Pickett, April 16, 1859 | 04/16/1859 |
Newspaper | Ripley (OH) Bee, “Gov. Wise and the Presidency,” April 16, 1859 | 04/16/1859 |