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 |