Birthdays
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Turns 57 on this date
William M. Lemen
Turns 26 on this date
Henry Hopkins Sibley
Turns 44 on this date
Bennett Henderson Young
Turns 17 on this date
Events
| US/the World | President Buchanan hosts the visiting Japanese diplomats at an official dinner | 05/25/1860 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The 36th U.S. Congress is in session in Washington, D.C. |
12/06/1859 to 06/24/1860 |
Documents
| Newspaper | Chicago (IL) Press and Tribune,“The Fillmore Men,” May 25, 1860 | 05/25/1860 |
| Newspaper | Newark (OH) Advocate, “Lincoln and Hamlin,” May 25, 1860 | 05/25/1860 |