Birthdays
Alfred Armstrong
Turns 58 on this date
Henry Coalter Cabell
Turns 39 on this date
Conrad Wise Chapman
Turns 17 on this date
Winfield Scott Hancock
Turns 35 on this date
Martin Christian Herman
Turns 18 on this date
Alfred Iverson Jr.
Turns 20 on this date
Francis Celeste Le Blond
Turns 38 on this date
James Green Martin
Turns 40 on this date
Events
| Science/Technology | George Washington Ferris, inventor of the Ferris Wheel, born in Galesburg, Illinois | 02/14/1859 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | Oregon admitted to the Union as the 33rd state | 02/14/1859 |
| 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, “Admission of Oregon,” February 14, 1859 | 02/14/1859 |