Birthdays

James Gordon Bennett
Turns 64 on this date

James Campbell
Turns 47 on this date

Peter Cartwright
Turns 74 on this date

Dennis B. Clary
Turns 37 on this date

James Conner
Turns 30 on this date

John Edwin Cook
Turns 29 on this date

Isaac Hardin Duval
Turns 35 on this date

William Edward Finck
Turns 37 on this date
Events
Science/Technology | A massive geomagnetic storm disrupts navigation and telegraphy around the globe |
09/01/1859 to 09/02/1859 |
Lawmaking/Litigating | Nevada voters confirm the constitution for their unorganized territory by referendum | 09/01/1859 |
Science/Technology | Solar flares directly connected to the disruption of the Earth's magnetic field for the first time | 09/01/1859 |
Documents
Letter | John Scott to William Still, September 1, 1859 | 09/01/1859 |
Letter | William T. Bascom to Abraham Lincoln, September 1, 1859 | 09/01/1859 |