Birthdays
Shadrach Laycock Bowman
Turns 31 on this date
Events
| Slavery/Abolition | In Charleston, South Carolina, sympathizers briefly rescue indicted slave ship officer from jail |
05/01/1860 to 05/02/1860 |
| Campaigns/Elections | In New Haven, William A. Buckingham inaugurated for his third term as Governor of Connecticut | 05/02/1860 |
| US/the World | King Victor Emmanuel II and Prime Minister Cavour meet in Bologna about Garibaldi's planned move on Sicily | 05/02/1860 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The 36th U.S. Congress is in session in Washington, D.C. |
12/06/1859 to 06/24/1860 |
| Campaigns/Elections | The Virginia Republican State Convention meets in Wheeling, Virginia | 05/02/1860 |
Documents
| Newspaper | Charleston (SC) Mercury, "Depot of the Underground Railroad in Detroit," May 2, 1860 | 05/02/1860 |
| Newspaper | Chicago (IL) Press and Tribune, “A Prophecy Fulfilled,” May 2, 1860 | 05/02/1860 |
| Newspaper | Milwaukee (WI) Sentinel, “The Democratic Party Gone To Smash,” May 2, 1860 | 05/02/1860 |