Birthdays

George Henry Chapman
Turns 27 on this date

Shelby Moore Cullom
Turns 30 on this date

Lafayette Sabine Foster
Turns 53 on this date

Noel Byron Hannon
Turns 28 on this date

Benjamin Huger
Turns 54 on this date

Levi Maish
Turns 22 on this date
Events
Cultural | Henrik Ibsen founds the Norwegian Society aimed at the cultural independence of Norway's arts | 11/22/1859 |
Science/Technology | James J. Mapes patents the first artificial fertilizer, a super-phosphate of lime | 11/22/1859 |
Crime/Disasters | Mount Baker in Washington Territory begins to erupt | 11/22/1859 |
Documents
Newspaper | Chicago (IL) Press and Tribune, “The Straw Stack War,” November 22, 1859 | 11/22/1859 |