Birthdays

John Huy Addams
Turns 37 on this date

Samuel Boyd Jr.
Turns 53 on this date

Augustus Brandegee
Turns 31 on this date

Garrick Mallery Harding
Turns 32 on this date

Daniel Harvey Hill
Turns 38 on this date

Henry Marriot
Turns 21 on this date

James Brown McCaw
Turns 36 on this date

Andrew Horatio Reeder
Turns 52 on this date
Events
Science/Technology | Baltimore's first streetcar goes into operation on Broadway in the city | 07/12/1859 |
Lawmaking/Litigating | The convention charged with creating a Kansas State Constitution is meeting in Wyandotte, Kansas |
07/06/1859 to 07/28/1859 |
Documents
Newspaper | Charleston (SC) Mercury, “The South Carolina Naturalization Law,” July 12, 1859 | 07/12/1859 |