Birthdays
James Cameron Allen
Turns 39 on this date
Samuel Penniman Bates
Turns 34 on this date
Franklin Gardner
Turns 38 on this date
William McKinley Jr.
Turns 18 on this date
John Richard Pattison
Turns 39 on this date
Events
| Crime/Disasters | Godard Bailey, William H. Russell, John B. Floyd indicted over Indian Trust Funds embezzlement | 01/29/1861 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | President Buchanan signs the bill to admit free Kansas as the 34th state of the Union | 01/29/1861 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The second session of the 36th Congress is sitting in Washington, DC |
12/04/1860 to 03/02/1861 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | Treasury Secretary Dix issues his order to "shoot on the spot" anyone hauling down the national flag | 01/29/1861 |
Documents
| Letter | Campbell Kinnear to Abraham Lincoln, January 29, 1861 | 01/29/1861 |