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 |