Birthdays
Lucien Anderson
Turns 34 on this date
Daniel Smith Donelson
Turns 57 on this date
John Jay II
Turns 41 on this date
Robert Milligan McLane
Turns 43 on this date
Young Marshall Moody
Turns 36 on this date
Henry Hamilton Pfeiffer
Turns 26 on this date
Events
| US/the World | In Bologna, Italy, Edgardo Mortara is removed by force from his Jewish parents' home to be raised as a Catholic | 06/23/1858 |
| Campaigns/Elections | Lincoln-Douglas campaign lasts from mid-June 1858 until January 1859 |
06/16/1858 to 01/05/1859 |
Documents
| Letter | Abraham Lincoln to John L. Scripps, June 23, 1858 | 06/23/1858 |
| Letter | Joseph Medill to Abraham Lincoln, June 23, 1858 | 06/23/1858 |
| Newspaper | Raleigh (NC) Register, “The Northern Democracy Split to Pieces,” June 23, 1858 | 06/23/1858 |