Birthdays
Edward Young Buchanan
Turns 48 on this date
Edward Winslow Hinks
Turns 29 on this date
George Doherty Johnston
Turns 27 on this date
Francis William Kellogg
Turns 49 on this date
John Alexander McClernand
Turns 47 on this date
Events
| Education/Culture | President Buchanan sets out for the University of North Carolina to give the Commencement Address | 05/30/1859 |
Documents
| Newspaper | Fayetteville (NC) Observer, “Respect for Law,” May 30, 1859 | 05/30/1859 |
| Newspaper | New York Times, “The Virginia Election,” May 30, 1859 | 05/30/1859 |