Birthdays
George Boardman Boomer
Turns 27 on this date
Henry Cousins Chambers
Turns 36 on this date
Joseph Augustine Scranton
Turns 21 on this date
Julian Monson Sturtevant
Turns 54 on this date
Events
| Science/Technology | Baltimore's first regular streetcar service goes into operation | 07/26/1859 |
| 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 | San Francisco (CA) Evening Bulletin, “If a Republican President?,” July 26, 1859 | 07/26/1859 |