Birthdays
Charles Heydrick
Turns 28 on this date
James Philemon Holcombe
Turns 40 on this date
Elizabeth Smith Miller
Turns 38 on this date
Edward Asbury O'Neal
Turns 42 on this date
Samuel Richard Peale
Turns 30 on this date
Sterling Price
Turns 51 on this date
John Fulton Reynolds
Turns 40 on this date
Robert Bruce Van Valkenburgh
Turns 39 on this date
Charles Bedford Young
Turns 31 on this date
Events
| Crime/Disasters | Fog and heavy rains afflict New York City and vicinity |
09/19/1860 to 09/21/1860 |
| Crime/Disasters | Gloucester schooner lost off the coast of Maine and eleven sailors drown | 09/20/1860 |
| Crime/Disasters | In Arkansas, fire heavily damages the business district of Fort Smith | 09/20/1860 |
| US/the World | Landing in Detroit, Prince Albert begins his historic visit to the United States | 09/20/1860 |
| Campaigns/Elections | Rhode Island Republican Convention held in Providence | 09/20/1860 |
Documents
| Newspaper | New York Times, “Disunion Ravings,” September 20, 1860 | 09/20/1860 |