Birthdays

Thomas James Churchill
Turns 36 on this date

Robert Lowry
Turns 30 on this date

William Chambers Maloy
Turns 28 on this date

John Alexander Martin
Turns 21 on this date

John McCloskey
Turns 50 on this date

William Henry Penrose
Turns 28 on this date

George Wythe Randolph
Turns 42 on this date
Events
Campaigns/Elections | Abraham Lincoln concludes his New England tour with a speech in Bridgeport, Connecticut | 03/10/1860 |
Crime/Disasters | Much of downtown Houston, Texas again ravaged by fire | 03/10/1860 |
Lawmaking/Litigating | The 36th U.S. Congress is in session in Washington, D.C. |
12/06/1859 to 06/24/1860 |
Documents
Newspaper | Cleveland (OH) Herald, “Gov. Dennison Refuses to Surrender Them,” March 10, 1860 | 03/10/1860 |