Birthdays
James Holt Clanton
Turns 32 on this date
Jacob Collamer
Turns 68 on this date
Daniel Wheelwright Gooch
Turns 39 on this date
Lawrence Pike Graham
Turns 44 on this date
William Ing
Turns 29 on this date
James Longstreet
Turns 38 on this date
Robert Jacob Poulson
Turns 53 on this date
John Selden Roane
Turns 42 on this date
George Luther Stearns
Turns 50 on this date
Events
| Crime/Disasters | Rescuers in New Guinea discover the gruesome fate of hundreds of shipwrecked passengers at the hands of cannibals | 01/08/1859 |
| Campaigns/Elections | The Kentucky Democratic Party Convention endorses Dred Scott decision, purchase of Cuba, and other Administration policies | 01/08/1859 |
| Legal/Political | The Patent Office assembles an "Advisory Board for Agriculture" in Washington D.C. |
01/03/1859 to 01/11/1859 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The second session of the 35th U.S. Congress is sitting between early January and early March, 1859 |
01/05/1859 to 03/02/1859 |
Documents
| Newspaper | New York Times, “The Kansas Troubles,” January 8, 1859 | 01/08/1859 |