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 |