Birthdays

William Armstrong
Turns 24 on this date

Alfred Holt Colquitt
Turns 36 on this date

John Gibbon
Turns 33 on this date

James Henry Loomis
Turns 18 on this date

Albert Gallatin Porter
Turns 36 on this date

Charles Debrille Poston
Turns 35 on this date

John Smith Preston
Turns 51 on this date
Events
US/the World | In Italy, the Archbishop of Florence publicly blesses recently excommunicated King Victor Emmanuel II | 04/20/1860 |
Crime/Disasters | In Topeka, Kansas, John Ritchie shoots and kills U.S. Marshal Leonard Arms during attempted arrest | 04/20/1860 |
Lawmaking/Litigating | The 36th U.S. Congress is in session in Washington, D.C. |
12/06/1859 to 06/24/1860 |
Documents
Newspaper | Cleveland (OH) Herald, “Mr. Buchanan’s Letter,” April 20, 1860 | 04/20/1860 |
Letter | John William Dungy to William Still, April 20, 1860 | 04/20/1860 |
Newspaper | Newark (OH) Advocate, “Waking Up to Their Danger,” April 20, 1860 | 04/20/1860 |