Birthdays

John Robinson Agnew
Turns 49 on this date

William H. Christian
Turns 34 on this date

William Montgomery Gardner
Turns 35 on this date

Thomas Green
Turns 45 on this date

John Nathan Caldwell Grier
Turns 67 on this date

Francis Day Hodgson
Turns 27 on this date

William Morris Meredith
Turns 60 on this date

Gideon Johnson Pillow
Turns 53 on this date

David Dixon Porter
Turns 46 on this date
Events
US/the World | King Oscar I of Sweden dies in Stockholm | 06/08/1859 |
Foreign | Napoleon III and King Victor-Emmanuel enter Milan in triumph | 06/08/1859 |
Documents
Newspaper | Chicago (IL) Press and Tribune, “Another Dred Scott Decision,” June 8, 1859 | 06/08/1859 |