Birthdays
George Baylor
Turns 18 on this date
James Breathed
Turns 22 on this date
Hugh A. Garland
Turns 23 on this date
Charles Henry Gere
Turns 22 on this date
William Whedbee Kirkland
Turns 27 on this date
Samuel Phillips Lee
Turns 48 on this date
John Aaron Rawlins
Turns 29 on this date
Events
| Crime/Disasters | Fire destroys much of Bridgetown, Barbados |
02/13/1860 to 02/14/1860 |
| Business/Industry | In Philadelphia, the new Continental Hotel opens for tours by stockholders and the press | 02/13/1860 |
| Legal/Political | Stevens and Hazlett, the last of the convicted Harpers Ferry raiders, sentenced to hang | 02/13/1860 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The 36th U.S. Congress is in session in Washington, D.C. |
12/06/1859 to 06/24/1860 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | Virginia rejects South Carolina's call for a convention of southern states | 02/13/1860 |
Documents
| Newspaper | New York Times, “The Post-Office and the Express,” February 13, 1860 | 02/13/1860 |