Birthdays
John Armor Bingham
Turns 45 on this date
John Charles Frémont
Turns 47 on this date
Anson Herrick
Turns 48 on this date
Thomas Jonathan Jackson
Turns 36 on this date
James Henry Morgan
Turns 3 on this date
Henry D. O'Brien
Turns 18 on this date
Events
| Crime/Disasters | Captain of the giant steamship Great Eastern drowns in a boating accident | 01/21/1860 |
| Foreign | In Piedmont-Sardinia, Count Cavour's new Cabinet takes office | 01/21/1860 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The 36th U.S. Congress is in session in Washington, D.C. |
12/06/1859 to 06/24/1860 |
Documents
| Newspaper | New York Times, “Black vs. Popular Sovereignty,” January 21, 1860 | 01/21/1860 |