Birthdays
Amy Morris Bradley
Turns 36 on this date
Andrew Hull Foote
Turns 53 on this date
Samuel Ford
Turns 27 on this date
Richard Jordan Gatling
Turns 41 on this date
Henry William Harrington
Turns 34 on this date
Abraham Jonas
Turns 58 on this date
Samuel Joseph May
Turns 62 on this date
William Sprague IV
Turns 29 on this date
Charles William Super
Turns 17 on this date
Events
| Crime/Disasters | Huge fire burns out of control for five days in the Turkish capital of Constantinople |
09/10/1859 to 09/14/1859 |
| Foreign | In Italy, Palma and Piacenta request annexation to the Kingdon of Piedmont-Sardinia | 09/12/1859 |
| Business/Industry | National Agricultural Fair in Chicago, Illinois |
09/12/1859 to 09/17/1859 |
Documents
| Letter | Joshua Reed Giddings to Abraham Lincoln, September 12, 1859 | 09/12/1859 |
| Newspaper | New York Times, “Breaking Up Rapidly,” September 12, 1859 | 09/12/1859 |