Birthdays
Blanche Kelso Bruce
Turns 19 on this date
Robert Christie Buchanan
Turns 49 on this date
Lewis Garrard Clarke
Turns 45 on this date
James Fleming Fagan
Turns 32 on this date
Hiram Bronson Granbury
Turns 29 on this date
William Dean Howells
Turns 23 on this date
John Moore Leonard
Turns 27 on this date
Albin Francisco Schoepf
Turns 38 on this date
Events
| Campaigns/Elections | Ohio Republicans meet in Columbus and select Senator Chase as their choice for President | 03/01/1860 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The 36th U.S. Congress is in session in Washington, D.C. |
12/06/1859 to 06/24/1860 |
| Crime/Disasters | Thirteen men die in collapse during demolition of a Catholic church in Cincinnati | 03/01/1860 |
Documents
| Newspaper | Carlisle (PA) American Volunteer, "Negro Excitement in Newburgh," March 1, 1860 | 03/01/1860 |
| Newspaper | Chicago (IL) Press and Tribune, “Andrew J. Curtin,” March 1, 1860 | 03/01/1860 |