Birthdays
Theodore Washington Brevard
Turns 25 on this date
James Harlan
Turns 40 on this date
Benjamin Grubb Humphreys
Turns 52 on this date
John Auchincloss Inglis
Turns 47 on this date
John Edward McCahan
Turns 28 on this date
John McKinney
Turns 63 on this date
Samuel James Powell
Turns 36 on this date
Events
| Crime/Disasters | In London, fire destroys the large and popular St. Martin's Hall in Covent Garden | 08/26/1860 |
| US/the World | The Prince of Wales visits Canada's largest and richest city of Montreal |
08/24/1860 to 08/30/1860 |
| Business/Industry | The S.S. Great Eastern arrives back in Britain after her first trans-Atlantic voyage | 08/26/1860 |
Documents
| Newspaper | New York Herald, “Interruption of a Political Meeting,” August 26, 1860 | 08/26/1860 |