Birthdays
John Bullock Clark Jr.
Turns 28 on this date
George Tancard Garrison
Turns 24 on this date
Francis Kernan
Turns 43 on this date
Hugh Judson Kilpatrick
Turns 23 on this date
Matthew Fontaine Maury
Turns 53 on this date
William Addison Phillips
Turns 35 on this date
Frederick Steele
Turns 40 on this date
Moses Walton
Turns 33 on this date
Events
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The second session of the 35th U.S. Congress is sitting between early January and early March, 1859 |
01/05/1859 to 03/02/1859 |
Documents
| Newspaper | Chicago (IL) Press and Tribune, “Women’s Rights,” January 14, 1859 | 01/14/1859 |
| Newspaper | New York Herald, "A Kentucky Planter Selling His Daughter," January 14, 1859 | 01/14/1859 |
| Newspaper | New York Herald, “Increase Without Improvement,” January 14, 1859 | 01/14/1859 |