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 |