Birthdays

Edward Dickinson Baker
Turns 48 on this date

Martin Waltham Bates
Turns 73 on this date

George William Curtis
Turns 35 on this date

Nathan Allen Farwell
Turns 47 on this date

Alexander McNutt Hamilton
Turns 29 on this date

Timothy Otis Howe
Turns 43 on this date

James Henry Jarrett
Turns 27 on this date

Henry Smith Lane
Turns 48 on this date

Moses Fowler Odell
Turns 41 on this date
Events
Lawmaking/Litigating | President Buchanan vetoes bill donating public lands to support state colleges | 02/24/1859 |
Religion/Philosophy | The American Sunday School Union holds its third national convention in Philadelphia |
02/22/1859 to 02/24/1859 |
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 | Charleston (SC) Mercury, “The Gold Regions of the West,” February 24, 1859 | 02/24/1859 |
Newspaper | New York Times, “The Mint,” February 24, 1859 | 02/24/1859 |