Birthdays
Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter
Turns 50 on this date
Daniel Kaufman
Turns 41 on this date
Richard McAlister
Turns 40 on this date
Thomas Paschall Roberts
Turns 16 on this date
William Rufus Terrill
Turns 25 on this date
Louis Trezevant Wigfall
Turns 43 on this date
Events
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The trial of Daniel Sickles for the murder of Philip Barton Key continues in Washington D.C. |
04/18/1859 to 04/23/1859 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The trial of Oberlin-Wellington rescuer Charles Langston continues in the federal court in Cleveland, Ohio |
04/19/1859 to 05/09/1859 |
Documents
| Newspaper | Chicago (IL) Press and Tribune, “Lincoln in New York,” April 21, 1859 | 04/21/1859 |