Birthdays

John Wesley Allen
Turns 21 on this date

Stephen Baker
Turns 40 on this date

Daniel Davidson Bidwell
Turns 40 on this date

John Horace Forney
Turns 30 on this date

Samuel Stehman Halderman
Turns 47 on this date

Conway Wing Hillman
Turns 3 on this date

John Rodgers
Turns 47 on this date

William Price Sanders
Turns 26 on this date
Events
Crime/Disasters | Fire causes heavy damage in Lawrence, Massachusetts | 08/12/1859 |
Documents
Newspaper | Chicago (IL) Press and Tribune,“Constitution of Kansas,” August 12, 1859 | 08/12/1859 |