Birthdays
Thomas Stanhope Bocock
Turns 45 on this date
Alexander Hamilton Coffroth
Turns 32 on this date
Hugh Asbury Curran
Turns 20 on this date
Alfred Napoléon Alexander Duffié
Turns 27 on this date
Ethan Allen Hitchcock
Turns 62 on this date
Robert Hammond Watson
Turns 42 on this date
Events
| Crime/Disasters | Albert Hicks, the United States' last pirate, goes on trial for his life in New York city |
05/14/1860 to 05/18/1860 |
| Crime/Disasters | Heavy hail storm destroys crops in north-western Virginia | 05/18/1860 |
| Campaigns/Elections | In Springfield, Illinois, Abraham Lincoln receives the news by telegraph of his nomination for President | 05/18/1860 |
| Campaigns/Elections | Republican National Convention meets in Chicago, Illinois |
05/16/1860 to 05/18/1860 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The 36th U.S. Congress is in session in Washington, D.C. |
12/06/1859 to 06/24/1860 |
Documents
| Newspaper | New York Times, “A Douglas Demonstration in New York,” May 18, 1860 | 05/18/1860 |
| Book | Recollection by Henry C. Whitney, Republican National Convention, May 16-18, 1860 |
05/16/1860 to 05/18/1860 |
| Newspaper | Recollection by Murat Halstead, Republican National Convention, May 16-18, 1860 |
05/16/1860 to 05/18/1860 |