Birthdays
Silas Benson Best
Turns 24 on this date
André Cailloux
Turns 35 on this date
Benjamin Davenport Chenoweth
Turns 36 on this date
Matthew Duncan Ector
Turns 38 on this date
Henry Stuart Foote
Turns 56 on this date
William Henry Miller
Turns 31 on this date
William Henry Miller
Turns 31 on this date
John Creed Moore
Turns 36 on this date
David Trotter Patterson
Turns 42 on this date
Events
| Campaigns/Elections | Abraham Lincoln speaks in Providence, Rhode Island | 02/28/1860 |
| Crime/Disasters | Powerful gales wreak havoc across the British Isles and north-west Europe |
02/27/1860 to 02/28/1860 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The 36th U.S. Congress is in session in Washington, D.C. |
12/06/1859 to 06/24/1860 |
Documents
| Newspaper | Chicago (IL) Press and Tribune, “Fraudulent Voting,” February 28, 1860 | 02/28/1860 |
| Newspaper | New York Herald, “Trouble among the Republican President Makers,” February 28, 1860 | 02/28/1860 |