Birthdays
Elizabeth Blair Lee
Turns 42 on this date
John Tyler Morgan
Turns 36 on this date
Joseph Benson Parker
Turns 19 on this date
Jesse Lee Reno
Turns 37 on this date
Events
| Science/Technology | A large new comet, visible to the naked eye, is observed all over the northern hemisphere |
06/18/1860 to 06/25/1860 |
| Campaigns/Elections | Democratic National Convention continues in Baltimore locked in debate over credentials and slavery |
06/20/1860 to 06/22/1860 |
| US/the World | Druse militants massacre hundreds of Maronite Christians in Lebanon |
06/19/1860 to 06/20/1860 |
| US/the World | First Japanese diplomatic mission to the United States lavishly entertained in New York City |
06/16/1860 to 06/28/1860 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The 36th U.S. Congress is in session in Washington, D.C. |
12/06/1859 to 06/24/1860 |
Documents
| Newspaper | (Jackson) Mississippian, “The Fourth at John Brown’s Home,” June 20, 1860 | 06/20/1860 |