Birthdays
Lydia Maria Francis Child
Turns 57 on this date
George Washington Corner
Turns 38 on this date
William Henry Eckels
Turns 28 on this date
Thomas Alva Edison
Turns 12 on this date
Diego John Miller Loop
Turns 36 on this date
Alexander Hamilton Stephens
Turns 47 on this date
John Horace Stevens
Turns 35 on this date
Events
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The Kansas Territorial Legislature calls a Convention to frame a State Constitution | 02/11/1859 |
| 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 | Bangor (ME) Whig and Courier, “Untitled,” February 11, 1859 | 02/11/1859 |
| Newspaper | New York Times, "May A Negro Go To College?," February 10, 1859 |
02/10/1859 to 02/11/1859 |