Birthdays

George Washington Lafayette Bickley
Turns 36 on this date

Thomas Latimer Cathcart
Turns 52 on this date

Dewitt Clinton Giddings
Turns 32 on this date

Wesley Atwood Hoffman
Turns 15 on this date

George Hunt Pendleton
Turns 34 on this date

John Mansfield Sims
Turns 38 on this date

Joseph Benton Stayman
Turns 27 on this date
Events
Lawmaking/Litigating | Nevada delegates meet to frame a constitution for their unorganized territory |
07/18/1859 to 07/27/1859 |
Lawmaking/Litigating | The convention charged with creating a Kansas State Constitution is meeting in Wyandotte, Kansas |
07/06/1859 to 07/28/1859 |
Documents
Newspaper | Fayetteville (NC) Observer, “Can’t Be True,” July 18, 1859 | 07/18/1859 |