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 |