Birthdays
Philip Cook
Turns 44 on this date
Elon John Farnsworth
Turns 24 on this date
Robert W. Todd
Turns 30 on this date
Events
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The 37th Congress is in session in Washington, DC, sitting from early July, 1861 till early August, 1861 |
07/05/1861 to 08/05/1861 |
| Science/Technology | The Great Comet of 1861 visible to the naked eye over North America and Europe |
06/30/1861 to 08/15/1861 |
Documents
| Letter | John C. Fremont to Abraham Lincoln, July 30, 1861 | 07/30/1861 |