Birthdays
Solon Borland
Turns 48 on this date
Samuel Prigg Carroll
Turns 27 on this date
John Conness
Turns 38 on this date
Michael Corcoran
Turns 32 on this date
Albert Hazlett
Turns 22 on this date
Austin Augustus King
Turns 57 on this date
Charles Joseph Little
Turns 19 on this date
Augustus Emmett Maxwell
Turns 39 on this date
Abram Baldwin Olin
Turns 51 on this date
Events
| Science/Technology | Mystery of the disappearance of the Franklin Expedition a decade before solved | 09/21/1859 |
Documents
| Letter | Abraham Lincoln to Salmon Portland Chase, September 21, 1859 | 09/21/1859 |
| Newspaper | Chicago (IL) Press and Tribune, “Lincoln on Douglas,” September 21, 1859 | 09/21/1859 |
| Newspaper | New York Times, “Gen. Scott’s Mission,” September 21, 1859 | 09/21/1859 |