Birthdays

James Byron Gordon
Turns 37 on this date

Andrew Atkinson Humphreys
Turns 49 on this date

Thomas Allen Jenckes
Turns 41 on this date

William Adams Richardson
Turns 38 on this date

James Rumley
Turns 47 on this date
Events
Legal/Political | The Commonwealth of Virginia sentences John Brown to death | 11/02/1859 |
Lawmaking/Litigating | New Georgia legislature assembles in Milledgeville | 11/02/1859 |
Campaigns/Elections | Widespread violence in Baltimore as the state elections are held | 11/02/1859 |
Documents
Newspaper | Chicago (IL) Press and Tribune, "They Have Overdone It!," November 2, 1859 | 11/02/1859 |