Birthdays

John Bassett Alley
Turns 43 on this date

Jacob Ammen
Turns 54 on this date

John Catron
Turns 74 on this date

Williamson Durley
Turns 50 on this date

Powhatan Ellis
Turns 70 on this date

Millard Fillmore
Turns 60 on this date

Lucius Jeremiah Gartrell
Turns 39 on this date

Daniel Tyler
Turns 61 on this date
Events
Crime/Disasters | Mediterranean gales play havoc with the Spanish fleet off the Moroccan coast |
01/07/1860 to 01/08/1860 |
Personal | Revolutionary War soldier dies in Ohio, aged 101 years | 01/07/1860 |
Lawmaking/Litigating | The 36th U.S. Congress is in session in Washington, D.C. |
12/06/1859 to 06/24/1860 |
Documents
Newspaper | Richmond (VA) Dispatch, “The Underground Railroad,” January 7, 1860 | 01/07/1860 |