Birthdays
Joseph Benson Akers
Turns 31 on this date
George Thomas Anderson
Turns 36 on this date
Spencer Fullerton Baird
Turns 37 on this date
Aaron Harrison Cragin
Turns 39 on this date
Samuel Ryan Curtis
Turns 55 on this date
Nathan George Evans
Turns 36 on this date
Philander Chinn George
Turns 30 on this date
Horace Greeley
Turns 49 on this date
Events
| Lawmaking/Litigating | John W. Forney returns as Clerk of the House, this time as a Republican | 02/03/1860 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | New federal Agricultural Bureau head sworn in | 02/03/1860 |
| Crime/Disasters | Seven killed in a boiler explosion in a Brooklyn, New York hat factory | 02/03/1860 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The 36th U.S. Congress is in session in Washington, D.C. |
12/06/1859 to 06/24/1860 |
Documents
| Newspaper | Savannah (GA) News, “The Underground Railroad,” February 3, 1860 | 02/03/1860 |