Birthdays
James Sproat Brown
Turns 36 on this date
William Henry Butler
Turns 40 on this date
William Bowen Campbell
Turns 53 on this date
William Oliver Cornman
Turns 19 on this date
Frederick Douglass
Turns 42 on this date
John Rice Eden
Turns 34 on this date
George Franklin Edmunds
Turns 32 on this date
Warren Holden
Turns 43 on this date
Events
| Legal/Political | Hazlett and Stevens, the last of John Brown's captured co-conspirators, go on trial in Virginia | 02/01/1860 |
| Religion/Philosophy | Rabbi gives opening prayer in the House of Representatives for the first time | 02/01/1860 |
| Legal/Political | Thaddeus Hyatt arrives in Washington but defies the Senate Harpers Ferry Committee | 02/01/1860 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The 36th U.S. Congress is in session in Washington, D.C. |
12/06/1859 to 06/24/1860 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | William Pennington of New Jersey elected Speaker of the House on the forty-fourth ballot | 02/01/1860 |
Documents
| Newspaper | Boston (MA) Herald, "Where Shall They Go?," February 1, 1860 | 02/01/1860 |
| Letter | William T. Sherman to John Sherman, February 1860 | 02/01/1860 |