Birthdays
Charles Augustus Eldredge
Turns 37 on this date
Angelina Emily Grimké
Turns 52 on this date
John Loren Heysinger
Turns 28 on this date
Elijah Barrett Prettyman
Turns 27 on this date
Henry Hastings Sibley
Turns 46 on this date
Henry Stanbery
Turns 54 on this date
John Ellis Wool
Turns 73 on this date
Events
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The second regular session of the 34th Congress is sitting in Washington, DC between early December and early March |
12/02/1856 to 03/02/1857 |
Documents
| Newspaper | New York Times, "Cabinet Rumors at Washington," February 20, 1857 | 02/20/1857 |