Birthdays
James Barton
Turns 23 on this date
Frederick P. Beidler
Turns 35 on this date
James Alexander Brandt
Turns 24 on this date
Levi Coffin
Turns 70 on this date
Anna Elizabeth Dickinson
Turns 17 on this date
Isaac Dillon
Turns 36 on this date
Dudley McIver Dubose
Turns 25 on this date
Theodore Stanford Garnett
Turns 15 on this date
Events
| Lawmaking/Litigating | John Brown stands trial in Charlestown, Virginia |
10/27/1859 to 10/31/1859 |
| Slavery/Abolition | Mob destroys the office of Abolitionist newspaper in Newport, Kentucky |
10/28/1859 to 10/29/1859 |
Documents
| Newspaper | Baltimore (MD) Sun, "More Harper's Ferry Disclosures," October 28, 1859 | 10/28/1859 |
| Diary | Entry by Susan Bradford Eppes, October 28, 1859 | 10/28/1859 |