Birthdays
James Gillespie Blaine
Turns 31 on this date
Fletcher Harper
Turns 55 on this date
Josiah Forrest Kennedy
Turns 27 on this date
William Henry Kutz
Turns 57 on this date
Joshua Allan Lippincott
Turns 26 on this date
William Raine Peck
Turns 43 on this date
John Randolph Tucker
Turns 49 on this date
William Barrett William Barrett Washburn
Turns 41 on this date
Events
| Lawmaking/Litigating | Louisiana seizes the United States Mint and the United States Customs House in New Orleans | 01/31/1861 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The second session of the 36th Congress is sitting in Washington, DC |
12/04/1860 to 03/02/1861 |
Documents
| Newspaper | Charlestown (VA) Free Press, “Let the People Consider,” January 31, 1861 | 01/31/1861 |