Birthdays
Adelbert Ames
Turns 24 on this date
Daniel Butterfield
Turns 28 on this date
Raleigh Edward Colston
Turns 34 on this date
Joseph Roswell Hawley
Turns 33 on this date
Alexander Williams Randall
Turns 59 on this date
Events
| Lawmaking/Litigating | John Brown stands trial in Charlestown, Virginia |
10/27/1859 to 10/31/1859 |
Documents
| Newspaper | Chicago (IL) Press and Tribune, "A Game that Will Not Win," October 31, 1859 | 10/31/1859 |
| Newspaper | Fayetteville (NC) Observer, "Political Effect," October 31, 1859 | 10/31/1859 |
| Newspaper | Fayetteville (NC) Observer, "Untitled," October 31, 1859 | 10/31/1859 |