Birthdays
Edward Dickinson Baker
Turns 46 on this date
Martin Waltham Bates
Turns 71 on this date
George William Curtis
Turns 33 on this date
Nathan Allen Farwell
Turns 45 on this date
Alexander McNutt Hamilton
Turns 27 on this date
Timothy Otis Howe
Turns 41 on this date
James Henry Jarrett
Turns 25 on this date
Henry Smith Lane
Turns 46 on this date
Moses Fowler Odell
Turns 39 on this date
Events
| Business/Industry | First perforated U.S. Postage stamps issued | 02/24/1857 |
| 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
| Book | Book chapter--John Dixon Long--2/24/1857 | 02/24/1857 |