Birthdays
William Boyd Allison
Turns 31 on this date
William Thomas Carroll
Turns 58 on this date
Jefferson Columbus Davis
Turns 32 on this date
Sidney George Fisher
Turns 51 on this date
Samuel Houston
Turns 67 on this date
Abram Lycurgus Line
Turns 19 on this date
Bernard Harrison Nadal
Turns 47 on this date
Carl Schurz
Turns 31 on this date
Events
| Crime/Disasters | Deadly explosions kill seventy-six miners at a coal mine in northern England | 03/02/1860 |
| Foreign | In Mexico, Miramón arrives at Medellin to attack Juarez forces at Vera Cruz | 03/02/1860 |
| Personal | Oliver Brown's young widow dies in childbirth at North Elba, New York | 03/02/1860 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The 36th U.S. Congress is in session in Washington, D.C. |
12/06/1859 to 06/24/1860 |
| Campaigns/Elections | Thomas H. Ford elected as Printer of the House of Representatives in the eighteenth ballot | 03/02/1860 |
Documents
| Newspaper | Chicago (IL) Press and Tribune, “Abraham Lincoln’s Speech,” March 2, 1860 | 03/02/1860 |
| Newspaper | New York Times, “Helper’s Book and the Republicans,” March 2, 1860 | 03/02/1860 |
| Newspaper | Newark (OH) Advocate, “The Chicago Convention,” March 2, 1860 | 03/02/1860 |