Birthdays
Frederick H. Beecher
Turns 20 on this date
William Laws Boswell
Turns 33 on this date
James Henry Lane
Turns 47 on this date
James John Patterson
Turns 23 on this date
John Van Schaick Lansing Pruyn
Turns 50 on this date
Richard Wootton
Turns 69 on this date
Events
| Crime/Disasters | In London, a massive fire burns millions in goods and kills the head of the London Fire Brigade |
06/22/1861 to 06/25/1861 |
Documents
| Newspaper | Atchison (KS) Freedom’s Champion, “The Fourth of July,” June 22, 1861 | 06/22/1861 |