Birthdays
William Aiken
Turns 54 on this date
William Vincent Allen
Turns 13 on this date
Daniel Moore Bates
Turns 39 on this date
George Sewall Boutwell
Turns 42 on this date
William Thomas Harbaugh Brooks
Turns 39 on this date
Henry Brevard Davidson
Turns 29 on this date
Andrew Jackson Hamilton
Turns 45 on this date
Thomas Carmichael Hindman
Turns 32 on this date
Robert Doak Lilley
Turns 24 on this date
Events
| Crime/Disasters | Fire destroys Forbestown in Butte County, California almost completely | 01/28/1860 |
| Slavery/Abolition | Porter on steamship sentenced to death in South Carolina for helping escaped slave stow away | 01/28/1860 |
| 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 Kentucky and Tennessee are hosted lavishly in Cincinatti, Ohio |
01/27/1860 to 01/28/1860 |
Documents
| Newspaper | (Montpelier) Vermont Patriot, “The Voice of Indiana,” January 28, 1860 | 01/28/1860 |
| Newspaper | Atchison (KS) Freedom’s Champion, “Paying the Piper,” January 28, 1860 | 01/28/1860 |