Birthdays
Edward Dickinson Baker
Turns 49 on this date
Martin Waltham Bates
Turns 74 on this date
George William Curtis
Turns 36 on this date
Nathan Allen Farwell
Turns 48 on this date
Alexander McNutt Hamilton
Turns 30 on this date
Timothy Otis Howe
Turns 44 on this date
James Henry Jarrett
Turns 28 on this date
Henry Smith Lane
Turns 49 on this date
Moses Fowler Odell
Turns 42 on this date
Events
| Crime/Disasters | Altercation on board U.S. Navy prize leads to four sailors arrested for mutiny | 02/24/1860 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The 36th U.S. Congress is in session in Washington, D.C. |
12/06/1859 to 06/24/1860 |
Documents
| Newspaper | Boston (MA) Advertiser, “The Power to Compel Witnesses,” February 24, 1860 | 02/24/1860 |
| Newspaper | Lowell (MA) Citizen & News, “The Senate’s Inquisition,” February 24, 1860 | 02/24/1860 |
| Newspaper | San Francisco (CA) Bulletin, “Five Runaway Boys Captured,” February 24, 1860 | 02/24/1860 |