Birthdays

Joseph Bailey
Turns 49 on this date

George Washington Bethune
Turns 54 on this date

William Robertson Boggs
Turns 30 on this date

Francis Fessenden
Turns 20 on this date

Francis Lieber
Turns 61 on this date

Lewis Linn McArthur
Turns 16 on this date

James Elijah Pilcher
Turns 2 on this date

John Pope
Turns 37 on this date
Events
Foreign | In Mexico, General Miguel Miramón surrounds Vera Cruz, capital of the Liberal government | 03/18/1859 |
Crime/Disasters | Spring tides and high winds cause flooding and subsidence along the Hudson River in New York |
03/18/1859 to 03/20/1859 |
Documents
Newspaper | New York Times, “Dr. Doy of Kansas,” March 18, 1859 | 03/18/1859 |
Letter | William A. Ross to Abraham Lincoln, March 18, 1859 | 03/18/1859 |