Birthdays

Reverdy Johnson
Turns 64 on this date

Dabney Herndon Maury
Turns 38 on this date

Andrew Parker
Turns 55 on this date

Mosby Monroe Parsons
Turns 38 on this date

Mary Virginia Wade
Turns 17 on this date
Events
Lawmaking/Litigating | In Charleston, South Carolina, Charles Lamar and others are fined $250 for obstructing federal justice | 05/21/1860 |
Lawmaking/Litigating | Purser of slave ship Wanderer goes on trial in Charleston, South Carolina for piracy | 05/21/1860 |
Lawmaking/Litigating | The 36th U.S. Congress is in session in Washington, D.C. |
12/06/1859 to 06/24/1860 |
Crime/Disasters | Tornadoes in the Ohio Valley cause massive damage and kill more than one hundred and fifty | 05/21/1860 |
Documents
Newspaper | Fayetteville (NC) Observer, "The Black Republican Nominees," May 21, 1860 | 05/21/1860 |
Newspaper | Richmond (VA) Dispatch, “The Chicago Convention,” May 21, 1860 | 05/21/1860 |