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 |