Birthdays
David Rice Atchison
Turns 52 on this date
James Horace Buckner
Turns 16 on this date
William Fletcher Perrie
Turns 26 on this date
Edward Salomon
Turns 31 on this date
Leonard Swett
Turns 34 on this date
Benjamin Ryan Tillman
Turns 12 on this date
Jeptha Homer Wade
Turns 48 on this date
Events
| Education/Culture | The National Teacher's Association are meeting for their annual conference in Washington, DC | 08/11/1859 |
Documents
| Newspaper | Fayetteville (NC) Observer, “The Slave Trade at the North,” August 11, 1859 | 08/11/1859 |