Birthdays
Henry Clay Cheston
Turns 26 on this date
George Reeder Garner
Turns 17 on this date
Frances Ellen Watkins Harper
Turns 35 on this date
Eppa Hunton
Turns 38 on this date
John Wesley Landis
Turns 23 on this date
Robert McCachren
Turns 62 on this date
Truman Seymour
Turns 36 on this date
Henry Warner Slocum
Turns 33 on this date
William Nathan Harrell Smith
Turns 48 on this date
Events
| US/the World | Gabriel Garcia Moreno's victory at Battle of Guayaquil ends the civil war in Ecuador | 09/24/1860 |
| Crime/Disasters | In Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, an exploding boiler flies through four brick walls and kills twelve people | 09/24/1860 |
| Crime/Disasters | St. Louis bound river steamer sinks near the mouth of the Missouri River | 09/24/1860 |
| US/the World | The Prince of Wales relaxes on an Illinois farm |
09/22/1860 to 09/25/1860 |
Documents
| Newspaper | New York Times, “Spain as an American Power,” September 24, 1860 | 09/24/1860 |