Birthdays
Henry Brooks Adams
Turns 22 on this date
James Patton Anderson
Turns 38 on this date
Joseph Reid Anderson
Turns 47 on this date
Lysander Cutler
Turns 53 on this date
Camille Armand Jules Marie de Polignac
Turns 28 on this date
Joseph Ketchum Edgerton
Turns 42 on this date
John Wesley Heisley
Turns 36 on this date
John Daniel Imboden
Turns 37 on this date
James Kerr Kelly
Turns 41 on this date
Events
| Business/Industry | Continental Hotel, biggest in the land, opens for business in Philadelphia | 02/16/1860 |
| Campaigns/Elections | Cumberland, Maryland citizens rally to support their congressman against the Maryland Legislature | 02/16/1860 |
| Foreign | In Holland, the Dutch government resigns over railway building policy | 02/16/1860 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | Senate Committee investigating Harpers Ferry issues warrant for arrest of Frank Sanborn | 02/16/1860 |
| Legal/Political | State supreme court confirms the right of mixed race men to vote in Ohio | 02/16/1860 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The 36th U.S. Congress is in session in Washington, D.C. |
12/06/1859 to 06/24/1860 |
Documents
| Newspaper | New York Times, “Manufacturing Martyrs,” February 16, 1860 | 02/16/1860 |