Birthdays
Samuel Benton Callahan
Turns 27 on this date
Benjamin Franklin Flanders
Turns 44 on this date
Julia Dent Grant
Turns 34 on this date
John McIntosh Kell
Turns 37 on this date
Horace Burton Strait
Turns 25 on this date
Lloyd Tilghman
Turns 44 on this date
Events
| Education/Culture | Cornelius Conway Felton unanimously elected as new President of Harvard University | 01/26/1860 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The 36th U.S. Congress is in session in Washington, D.C. |
12/06/1859 to 06/24/1860 |
| Business/Industry | The legislatures of Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee meet in convention in Columbus, Ohio | 01/26/1860 |
Documents
| Newspaper | Charleston (SC) Courier, “The Probable Southern Candidate,” January 26, 1860 | 01/26/1860 |