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 |