Birthdays
Theodore Freylinghuysen
Turns 73 on this date
Theodore Gallaudet
Turns 55 on this date
Nathan Kelsey Hall
Turns 50 on this date
William Luther Haller
Turns 34 on this date
Wade Hampton
Turns 42 on this date
Benjamin Markley Nyce
Turns 51 on this date
John Benedict Steele
Turns 46 on this date
Henry Dana Washburn
Turns 28 on this date
Events
| Crime/Disasters | Another New York City tenement fire kills two women and eight children | 03/28/1860 |
| Campaigns/Elections | Kansas Democrats choose Stephen Douglas as their candidate for President | 03/28/1860 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The 36th U.S. Congress is in session in Washington, D.C. |
12/06/1859 to 06/24/1860 |
Documents
| Newspaper | New York Times, “A Political Reason for High Charges,” March 28, 1860 | 03/28/1860 |