Birthdays
George Washington Lafayette Bickley
Turns 37 on this date
Thomas Latimer Cathcart
Turns 53 on this date
Dewitt Clinton Giddings
Turns 33 on this date
Wesley Atwood Hoffman
Turns 16 on this date
George Hunt Pendleton
Turns 35 on this date
John Mansfield Sims
Turns 39 on this date
Joseph Benton Stayman
Turns 28 on this date
Events
| Campaigns/Elections | Abraham Lincoln writes to introduce himself to his running mate Hannibal Hamlin | 07/18/1860 |
| Slavery/Abolition | Breckinridge supporter John Brown Gordon tells college students slavery is "the hand-maid of civil liberty" | 07/18/1860 |
| Science/Technology | British astronomer Warren De La Rue captures photographic images of a solar eclipse | 07/18/1860 |
| Education/Culture | Harvard College graduates its largest ever class, watched by Stephen Douglas and Charles Sumner | 07/18/1860 |
| Crime/Disasters | In New York, an attempted jailbreak from Sing Sing Prison fails with one prisoner shot dead | 07/18/1860 |
Documents
| Newspaper | Raleigh (NC) Register, “The President on the Stump,” July 18, 1860 | 07/18/1860 |