Birthdays
Lewis Addison Lothario ("Lo") Armistead
Turns 42 on this date
John Bell
Turns 62 on this date
Ann Barbara Hall Colwell
Turns 26 on this date
James Deshler
Turns 26 on this date
Louis Malesherbes Goldsborough
Turns 54 on this date
Walter Paye Lane
Turns 42 on this date
Jacques Jacques Alfred Alexander Mouton
Turns 30 on this date
William Miller Parsons
Turns 24 on this date
George Peabody
Turns 64 on this date
Events
| Lawmaking/Litigating | President Buchanan asks Congress for powers to intervene in Central America to protect U.S. citizens and trade routes | 02/18/1859 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The second session of the 35th U.S. Congress is sitting between early January and early March, 1859 |
01/05/1859 to 03/02/1859 |
Documents
| Periodical | Boston (MA) Liberator, "Letters from Friends of the Cause," February 18, 1859 | 02/18/1859 |
| Newspaper | New York Times, “Supposed Slaver,” February 18, 1859 | 02/18/1859 |
| Newspaper | San Francisco (CA) Evening Bulletin, “The Douglas and Fitch Row in Congress,” February 18, 1859 | 02/18/1859 |