Birthdays

Lewis Golding Arnold
Turns 43 on this date

Benjamin Franklin Ball
Turns 21 on this date

John Cabell Breckinridge
Turns 39 on this date

Alexander Mosby Clayton
Turns 59 on this date

Abigail Kelley Foster
Turns 49 on this date

Lafayette McLaws
Turns 39 on this date

Hiester Henry Muhlenburg
Turns 48 on this date

Ozora Pierson Stearns
Turns 29 on this date

John Dodson Stiles
Turns 38 on this date
Events
Slavery/Abolition | Scores of free blacks sail from New Orleans to begin a new life in Haiti | 01/15/1860 |
Lawmaking/Litigating | The 36th U.S. Congress is in session in Washington, D.C. |
12/06/1859 to 06/24/1860 |
Crime/Disasters | The ice on the Monongahela River above Pittsburgh breaks suddenly, causing heavy damage | 01/15/1860 |
Documents
Letter | Abraham Lincoln to Alonzo J. Grover, January 15, 1860 | 01/15/1860 |
Newspaper | New York Herald, “Swindles Practiced Upon California Passengers,” January 15, 1860 | 01/15/1860 |