Birthdays
Joseph Dysart
Turns 40 on this date
Benjamin Henry Grierson
Turns 34 on this date
Alexander Hayes
Turns 41 on this date
William Kellogg
Turns 46 on this date
James Bennett McCreary
Turns 22 on this date
Frederick William Seward
Turns 30 on this date
Alfred Christopher Stone
Turns 29 on this date
David Battle Turpie
Turns 32 on this date
Events
| Slavery/Abolition | In Alabama, the last Africa slaves transported and sold on United States soil landed on the Mobile River | 07/08/1860 |
| Crime/Disasters | In Texas, devastating fires strike Dallas and other parts of Denton County | 07/08/1860 |
| US/the World | Near Edinburgh, a Scottish railway locomotive crashes into the sea killing four of the five aboard | 07/08/1860 |
Documents
| Newspaper | New York Herald, “A Curious Fourth of July Celebration,” July 8, 1860 | 07/08/1860 |