Birthdays
John Armor Bingham
Turns 44 on this date
John Charles Frémont
Turns 46 on this date
Anson Herrick
Turns 47 on this date
Thomas Jonathan Jackson
Turns 35 on this date
James Henry Morgan
Turns 2 on this date
Henry D. O'Brien
Turns 17 on this date
Events
| Crime/Disasters | In Ohio, the Coshocton County Treasurer's Office is robbed of $20,000 | 01/21/1859 |
| 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, “Another Suspected Slaver,” January 21, 1859 | 01/21/1859 |
| Newspaper | New York Times, “Arrest of a Supposed Slaver at Savannah,” January 21, 1859 | 01/21/1859 |