Birthdays
William Plummer Bird
Turns 35 on this date
Lawson Botts
Turns 35 on this date
Richard James Oglesby
Turns 36 on this date
Events
| Religion/Philosophy | In California, Nevai Shalom, the second Jewish cemetery in San Francisco, is dedicated | 07/25/1860 |
| Crime/Disasters | Mobs in St. Louis, Missouri smash up houses of prostitution | 07/25/1860 |
| US/the World | Napoleon III seeks to reassure Britain that he does not threaten peace in Europe | 07/25/1860 |
| Crime/Disasters | Near Sacramento, California, accused murderer kills his three guards and escapes | 07/25/1860 |
| US/the World | On Sicily, the citadel at Melazzo surrenders to Garibaldi and his men | 07/25/1860 |
Documents
| Newspaper | (Jackson) Mississippian, “Black Republicanism Defined,” July 25, 1860 | 07/25/1860 |
| Newspaper | Chicago (IL) Press and Tribune, “What the South Really Fears,” July 25, 1860 | 07/25/1860 |