Birthdays

Otto C. Bardon
Turns 18 on this date

Calvin Clifford Chaffee
Turns 48 on this date

William Alexander Hammond
Turns 31 on this date

Lucy Webb Hayes
Turns 28 on this date

Thomas Williams
Turns 53 on this date

Rufus Fairchild Zogbaum
Turns 10 on this date
Events
Science/Technology | A remarkable display of the Northern Lights is seen in Europe and North America |
08/28/1859 to 08/29/1859 |
Documents
Newspaper | New York Herald, “Important to Persons of Color,” August 28, 1859 | 08/28/1859 |