Birthdays
Benjamin Franklin Brooke
Turns 40 on this date
Samuel Maxwell Harrington
Turns 57 on this date
Isaac McIIvaine
Turns 61 on this date
William Edward Miller
Turns 24 on this date
John Hovey Rice
Turns 44 on this date
Abram Joseph Ryan
Turns 22 on this date
William Holland Thomas
Turns 55 on this date
Events
| Religion/Philosophy | "Slave auction" at Rev. Henry Ward Beecher's Brooklyn church frees nine-year old slave girl | 02/05/1860 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The 36th U.S. Congress is in session in Washington, D.C. |
12/06/1859 to 06/24/1860 |