Birthdays

Alexander Chaplain
Turns 23 on this date

Mary Boykin Miller Chesnut
Turns 35 on this date

Davidson Eckels
Turns 36 on this date

Washington Lafayette Elliott
Turns 33 on this date

John Parker Hale
Turns 52 on this date

John Littleton Harmanson
Turns 37 on this date

John Herbert Kelly
Turns 18 on this date
Events
Business/Industry | New railroad completed linking Jackson, Mississippi with New Orleans | 03/31/1858 |
Lawmaking/Litigating | The 35th Congress is in session in Washington, DC. from early January to mid-June, 1858 |
01/06/1858 to 06/13/1858 |