Birthdays

Lydia Maria Francis Child
Turns 58 on this date

George Washington Corner
Turns 39 on this date

William Henry Eckels
Turns 29 on this date

Thomas Alva Edison
Turns 13 on this date

Diego John Miller Loop
Turns 37 on this date

Alexander Hamilton Stephens
Turns 48 on this date

John Horace Stevens
Turns 36 on this date
Events
Legal/Political | Albert Hazlett convicted of murder in Charlestown, Virginia | 02/11/1860 |
Crime/Disasters | Commercial vessel bound for New York sinks off Cape Hatteras | 02/11/1860 |
Lawmaking/Litigating | The 36th U.S. Congress is in session in Washington, D.C. |
12/06/1859 to 06/24/1860 |
Documents
Newspaper | Atchison (KS) Freedom’s Champion, “Thaddeus Hyatt,” February 11, 1860 | 02/11/1860 |
Newspaper | New York Times, “The Senatorial Inquisition,” February 11, 1860 | 02/11/1860 |