Birthdays
John Bassett Alley
Turns 44 on this date
Jacob Ammen
Turns 55 on this date
John Catron
Turns 75 on this date
Williamson Durley
Turns 51 on this date
Powhatan Ellis
Turns 71 on this date
Millard Fillmore
Turns 61 on this date
Lucius Jeremiah Gartrell
Turns 40 on this date
Daniel Tyler
Turns 62 on this date
Events
| Lawmaking/Litigating | Alabama's secession convention assembles in Montgomery | 01/07/1861 |
| Crime/Disasters | Lions kill one of their keepers at the most popular circus in London | 01/07/1861 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | Mississippi's Secession Convention assembles in Jackson, the state capital | 01/07/1861 |
| Business/Industry | The Bank of England raises its discount rate as financial disruption in the United States effects Europe | 01/07/1861 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The second session of the 36th Congress is sitting in Washington, DC |
12/04/1860 to 03/02/1861 |
Documents
| Letter | Edwin V. Sumner to John G. Nicolay, January 7, 1861 | 01/07/1861 |
| Newspaper | Fayetteville (NC) Observer, “Secession Flag At Wilmington,” January 7, 1861 | 01/07/1861 |