Birthdays

Charles Francis Adams
Turns 52 on this date

Benjamin Alvord
Turns 46 on this date

Nathan Clifford
Turns 56 on this date

John Wynn Davidson
Turns 35 on this date

Charles L. Ginn
Turns 22 on this date

William Higby
Turns 46 on this date

Phoebe Yates Levy Pember
Turns 36 on this date
Events
Crime/Disasters | Mount Hood in Oregon in volcanic eruption |
08/15/1859 to 08/18/1859 |
Documents
Newspaper | Fayetteville (NC) Observer, “The Next Census,” August 18, 1859 | 08/18/1859 |