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 |