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 |