Birthdays
Charles Ransford Jennison
Turns 25 on this date
John Baillie McIntosh
Turns 30 on this date
Robert Proudfit
Turns 82 on this date
Isaac N. Urner
Turns 38 on this date
Events
| Cultural | Horace Greeley arrives in Denver on his tour of the West | 06/06/1859 |
| Foreign | In Australia the British Crown colony of Queensland is created from northern parts of New South Wales | 06/06/1859 |
| Crime/Disasters | Steamship that struck an iceberg reaches port safely after a thirty-hour struggle | 06/06/1859 |
Documents
| Newspaper | Fayetteville (NC) Observer, “The President’s Visit,” June 6, 1859 | 06/06/1859 |