Birthdays

Oakes Ames
Turns 56 on this date

Jeremiah Sullivan Black
Turns 50 on this date

Daniel Stem Burns
Turns 28 on this date

James Mason Campbell
Turns 50 on this date

Meriwether Lewis Clark
Turns 51 on this date

Alexander Brydie Dyer
Turns 45 on this date

Alexander Travis Hawthorn
Turns 35 on this date

John Thompson Hoffman
Turns 32 on this date

Alexander Franklin James
Turns 17 on this date
Events
Slavery/Abolition | Cassius Clay speaks for more than three hours from the Capitol steps in Frankfort, Kentucky | 01/10/1860 |
Religion/Philosophy | Catholic Bishop of Philadelphia buried in St. Peter's Church in the city | 01/10/1860 |
Crime/Disasters | Pemberton Mill collapse and fire in Lawrence, Massachusetts kills score of workers | 01/10/1860 |
Lawmaking/Litigating | The 36th U.S. Congress is in session in Washington, D.C. |
12/06/1859 to 06/24/1860 |
Documents
Newspaper | Cleveland (OH) Herald, “Small Pox,” January 10, 1860 | 01/10/1860 |