Birthdays
Thomas E. Bramlette
Turns 43 on this date
Philip Auld Harrison Brown
Turns 18 on this date
Samuel Middleton Dickson
Turns 23 on this date
James Rood Doolittle
Turns 45 on this date
Charles James Thompson McIntire
Turns 30 on this date
Lucretia Coffin Mott
Turns 67 on this date
Samuel Clarke Pomeroy
Turns 44 on this date
Alonzo Jacob Ransier
Turns 26 on this date
Events
| Legal/Political | Large political meeting in favor of the Union held in Maysville, Kentucky | 01/03/1860 |
| Slavery/Abolition | Nebraska legislature votes to abolish slavery in the territory | 01/03/1860 |
| Campaigns/Elections | Republicans sweep Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's municipal elections | 01/03/1860 |
| Crime/Disasters | Tenement fire in New York City kills six people | 01/03/1860 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The 36th U.S. Congress is in session in Washington, D.C. |
12/06/1859 to 06/24/1860 |