Birthdays
Frederick H. Beecher
Turns 18 on this date
William Laws Boswell
Turns 31 on this date
James Henry Lane
Turns 45 on this date
James John Patterson
Turns 21 on this date
John Van Schaick Lansing Pruyn
Turns 48 on this date
Richard Wootton
Turns 67 on this date
Events
| Crime/Disasters | Weeks of dangerously high temperatures prevail in central California |
06/20/1859 to 07/01/1859 |
Documents
| Newspaper | Carlisle (PA) American, “The Kidnappers,” June 22, 1859 | 06/22/1859 |
| Newspaper | Carlisle (PA) Herald, “The Alleged Kidnapping,” June 22, 1859 | 06/22/1859 |
| Newspaper | Charleston (SC) Mercury, “Virginia Will Lead,” June 22, 1859 | 06/22/1859 |