Birthdays

William Aldrich
Turns 40 on this date

Hiram Parks Bell
Turns 33 on this date

John Martin Broomall
Turns 44 on this date

Alonzo Hereford Cushing
Turns 19 on this date

Henry Gray
Turns 44 on this date

John Trout Greble
Turns 26 on this date

Asahel Wheeler Hubbard
Turns 41 on this date

Robert Edward Lee
Turns 53 on this date

Metrah Makely
Turns 29 on this date
Events
Crime/Disasters | Earthquake felt in Charleston, South Carolina but little damage results | 01/19/1860 |
Lawmaking/Litigating | South Carolina Commissioner Christopher Memminger speaks for four hours before the Virginia legislature | 01/19/1860 |
Lawmaking/Litigating | The 36th U.S. Congress is in session in Washington, D.C. |
12/06/1859 to 06/24/1860 |
Documents
Newspaper | New York Herald, "The Maryland Legislature and the Underground Railroad," January 19, 1860 | 01/19/1860 |
Periodical | Washington (DC) National Era, "Prohibition of Slavery in Nebraska," January 19, 1860 | 01/19/1860 |