Birthdays
Joseph Randolph Cockerill
Turns 42 on this date
Isaac Cole
Turns 36 on this date
Augustus Caesar Dodge
Turns 48 on this date
Napoleon Bonaparte Giddings
Turns 44 on this date
Aaron Harding
Turns 55 on this date
William Shorten Henerey
Turns 33 on this date
William Brown McIlvaine
Turns 53 on this date
Shadrach Minkins
Turns 46 on this date
William Winter Payne
Turns 53 on this date
Events
| Crime/Disasters | Fire destroys Female College in Hernando, Mississippi | 01/02/1860 |
| Legal/Political | Governor Chase of Ohio responds to Virginia Governor Wise's accusations against his northern neighbors | 01/02/1860 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The 36th U.S. Congress is in session in Washington, D.C. |
12/06/1859 to 06/24/1860 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The California Legislature assembles in Sacremento with a slight pro-slavery Democratic majority | 01/02/1860 |
Documents
| Letter | Mrs. M. Brooks to William Still, January 2, 1860 | 01/02/1860 |
| Newspaper | New York Times, “The Southern Students,” January 2, 1860 | 01/02/1860 |