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 |