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 |