Birthdays
Charles Francis Adams
Turns 53 on this date
Benjamin Alvord
Turns 47 on this date
Nathan Clifford
Turns 57 on this date
John Wynn Davidson
Turns 36 on this date
Charles L. Ginn
Turns 23 on this date
William Higby
Turns 47 on this date
Phoebe Yates Levy Pember
Turns 37 on this date
Events
| US/the World | Garibaldi and his main force cross from Sicily to invade the Italian mainland |
08/18/1860 to 08/19/1860 |
| Crime/Disasters | Lightning kills two during a storm in and around Newark, New Jersey | 08/18/1860 |
| Crime/Disasters | Massive fire on the London Docks burns for two days causing a million dollars in damage |
08/17/1860 to 08/18/1860 |
| Campaigns/Elections | Sam Houston of Texas withdraws his name from consideration in the presidential contest | 08/18/1860 |
| US/the World | The Prince of Wales visits Quebec |
08/18/1860 to 08/22/1860 |
Documents
| Newspaper | New York Times, "Gov. Seward and John Brown," August 18, 1860 | 08/18/1860 |