Birthdays
George Quayle Cannon
Turns 33 on this date
James Ronald Chalmers
Turns 29 on this date
Alfred Eugene Jackson
Turns 53 on this date
Cave Johnson
Turns 67 on this date
John Adam Kasson
Turns 38 on this date
John Reese Kenly
Turns 42 on this date
William Cyrus Rheem
Turns 26 on this date
Bayard Taylor
Turns 35 on this date
Joseph Blake Wilson
Turns 28 on this date
Events
| Business/Industry | Commercial ice-boat begins operation in Wisconsin on the Upper Mississippi | 01/11/1860 |
| Slavery/Abolition | Missouri state house passes bill expelling free blacks from the state | 01/11/1860 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The 36th U.S. Congress is in session in Washington, D.C. |
12/06/1859 to 06/24/1860 |
| Campaigns/Elections | The Alabama Democratic Convention meets in Montgomery and formulates the "Alabama Platform" |
01/11/1860 to 01/14/1860 |
Documents
| Newspaper | Milwaukee (WI) Sentinel, “Another Grievance for Virginia,” January 11, 1860 | 01/11/1860 |