Birthdays
Taylor F. Blow
Turns 39 on this date
Maunsell Bradhurst Field
Turns 37 on this date
Edward Haight
Turns 42 on this date
Herman Haupt
Turns 42 on this date
Thomas West Sherman
Turns 46 on this date
Adam Clarke Snyder
Turns 25 on this date
Charles F. Willard
Turns 37 on this date
George Washington Woodward
Turns 50 on this date
Events
| Science/Technology | French amateur astronomer observes a new planet in our solar system | 03/26/1859 |
Documents
| Letter | Abraham Lincoln to William A. Ross, March 26, 1859 | 03/26/1859 |
| Newspaper | Atchison (KS) Freedom’s Champion, “Free vs. Slave,” March 26, 1859 | 03/26/1859 |