Birthdays
John K. Hitner
Turns 20 on this date
James Brainerd Kremer
Turns 16 on this date
John Lawrence Manning
Turns 43 on this date
Joseph Benson McEnally
Turns 34 on this date
Clarine Irene Howard Nichols
Turns 49 on this date
Francis Harrison Pierpont
Turns 45 on this date
John Coldwell Tidball
Turns 34 on this date
Events
| Cultural | Scots all over the world celebrate the hundredth anniversary of Robert Burns, their national poet | 01/25/1859 |
| 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 | New York Herald, “The Case of Douglas vs. Fitch," January 25, 1859 | 01/25/1859 |