Birthdays
William Montague Browne
Turns 33 on this date
Alfred Pleasonton
Turns 36 on this date
Daniel F. Rohrer
Turns 28 on this date
Robert Teackle Savage
Turns 26 on this date
James Murrell Shackelford
Turns 33 on this date
Events
| Personal | Abraham Cahan born near Vilna, Lithuania | 07/07/1860 |
| Science/Technology | Explorer Isaac Israel Hayes departs Boston on an fourteen month expedition to the Arctic | 07/07/1860 |
| Education/Culture | In baseball, Brooklyn's touring Excelsior Club defeats Live Oak of Rochester, New York 29 to 9 | 07/07/1860 |
| Business/Industry | New daily newspaper commences publication in Sydney, Australia | 07/07/1860 |
Documents
| Newspaper | Atchison (KS) Freedom's Champion, “The Democratic ‘Irrepressible Conflict,’” July 7, 1860 | 07/07/1860 |
| Newspaper | Carlisle (PA) American Volunteer, “Decidedly Wrong,” July 7, 1860 | 07/07/1860 |
| Newspaper | Chicago (IL) Press and Tribune, “Shabby Treatment,” July 7, 1860 | 07/07/1860 |