Birthdays
Eli Metcalfe Bruce
Turns 32 on this date

Horatio Washington Bruce
Turns 30 on this date

Octavius Valentine Catto
Turns 21 on this date

George Richard Crooks
Turns 38 on this date
William Weaver Danenhower
Turns 40 on this date

Roswell Martin Field
Turns 53 on this date

Isabella Beecher Hooker
Turns 38 on this date

Robert Johnson
Turns 26 on this date
Events
Religion/Philosophy | Ash Wednesday | 02/22/1860 |
Business/Industry | Atchison and St. Joseph's Railroad completed | 02/22/1860 |
US/the World | First Japanese Ambassador leaves Japan for the United States | 02/22/1860 |
Campaigns/Elections | Pennsylvania Opposition Party Convention nominates Cameron for President and Curtin for Governor |
02/22/1860 to 02/23/1860 |
Lawmaking/Litigating | The 36th U.S. Congress is in session in Washington, D.C. |
12/06/1859 to 06/24/1860 |
Education/Culture | The first official baseball game in California is played in San Francisco | 02/22/1860 |
Business/Industry | Thousands of shoemakers go on strike for higher wages in Lynn, Massachusetts | 02/22/1860 |
Documents
Newspaper | Raleigh (NC) Register, “How Firmly United the Democracy Are,” February 22, 1860 | 02/22/1860 |