Birthdays

Alexander Hamilton Bayly
Turns 19 on this date

Abner Doubleday
Turns 41 on this date

Victor Jean Girardey
Turns 23 on this date

George Smith Patton
Turns 27 on this date

John Peter Cleaver Shanks
Turns 34 on this date

Benjamin Stark
Turns 40 on this date

Loreta Janeta Velazquez
Turns 18 on this date

James Bain White
Turns 25 on this date
Events
US/the World | First Japanese diplomatic mission to the United States lavishly entertained in New York City |
06/16/1860 to 06/28/1860 |
Crime/Disasters | Steamship bursts a boiler on Lake Michigan, seven crewmen killed | 06/26/1860 |
Lawmaking/Litigating | The Senate of the United States is sitting in a three day special session in Washington, DC |
06/26/1860 to 06/28/1860 |
Documents
Newspaper | Chicago (IL) Press and Tribune, “Thirty Days From Now,” June 26, 1860 | 06/26/1860 |