Birthdays
John David Stewart
Turns 27 on this date
John Potter Stockton
Turns 34 on this date
Seth Hartman Yocum
Turns 26 on this date
Events
| Education/Culture | Cincinnati city solicitor Rutherford B. Hayes and his wife set out on a tour of the East | 08/02/1860 |
| Education/Culture | In Maine, Bowdoin College holds graduation ceremonies for its class of 1860 | 08/02/1860 |
| US/the World | On his North American tour, the Prince of Wales visits St. John, New Brunswick |
08/02/1860 to 08/03/1860 |
| Science/Technology | The American Scientific Association meets in Newport, Rhode Island |
08/01/1860 to 08/05/1860 |
Documents
| Newspaper | Ripley (OH) Bee, “The Two Kinds of Intervention,” August 2, 1860 | 08/02/1860 |