Birthdays
George William Bagby
Turns 31 on this date
Katherine Jane Chase
Turns 19 on this date
Charles G. Dahlgren
Turns 48 on this date
Lucy Stone
Turns 41 on this date
Events
| Crime/Disasters | Inmate burns the Massachusetts State Reform School at Westboro to the ground | 08/13/1859 |
Documents
| Newspaper | New York Times, “Senator Douglas on the Slave-Trade,” August 13, 1859 | 08/13/1859 |