Birthdays
John Francis Bird
Turns 43 on this date
John Bratton
Turns 28 on this date
David Bachman Brunner
Turns 24 on this date
George William Caruth
Turns 17 on this date
Norton Parter Chipman
Turns 25 on this date
Henry DeLamar Clayton
Turns 32 on this date
Alexander Laws Hays
Turns 66 on this date
Abraham Herr Smith
Turns 44 on this date
Events
| US/the World | President Buchanan appoints Robert McLane as minister to Mexico | 03/07/1859 |
| Legal/Political | Roger Taney issues decision in Ableman v. Booth | 03/07/1859 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The Senate of the United States is sitting in a week long special session in Washington, DC |
03/05/1859 to 03/09/1859 |
Documents
| Newspaper | Charleston (SC) Mercury, “Br. [Mr.] Buchanan and the Democratic Party,” March 7, 1859 | 03/07/1859 |
| Newspaper | Chicago (IL) Press and Tribune, “Personal,” March 7, 1859 | 03/07/1859 |
| Newspaper | New York Herald, “News from Porto [Puerto] Rico,” March 7, 1859 | 03/07/1859 |