Birthdays

Junius Daniel
Turns 31 on this date

William Righter Fisher
Turns 10 on this date

Rufus H. McCeney
Turns 21 on this date

Robert Nugent
Turns 35 on this date
Events
Science/Technology | A Police and Fire Alarm System goes into operation in Baltimore, Maryland | 06/27/1859 |
Crime/Disasters | A serious railroad accident in Indiana kills dozens when floods wash away tracks | 06/27/1859 |
Crime/Disasters | Weeks of dangerously high temperatures prevail in central California |
06/20/1859 to 07/01/1859 |
Documents
Newspaper | Fayetteville (NC) Observer, “Caught,” June 27, 1859 | 06/27/1859 |
Newspaper | New York Times, “Arrest for the Abduction of Slave,” June 27, 1859 | 06/27/1859 |