Birthdays
John B. Coover
Turns 27 on this date
George Freaner
Turns 30 on this date
James Monroe Kimberlin
Turns 33 on this date
Jacob Gartner Lauman
Turns 48 on this date
Robert McKnight
Turns 41 on this date
David Wilmot
Turns 47 on this date
Events
| Campaigns/Elections | In Connecticut, Southern students hoist the Palmetto Flag over Yale College's Alumni Hall | 01/20/1861 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The second session of the 36th Congress is sitting in Washington, DC |
12/04/1860 to 03/02/1861 |
Documents
| Newspaper | New York Herald, “A Contrast,” January 20, 1861 | 01/20/1861 |