Birthdays
William Felix Brantley
Turns 30 on this date
Bradley Francis Granger
Turns 35 on this date
John Robert Jones
Turns 33 on this date
William Flank Perry
Turns 37 on this date
Jane Means Appleton Pierce
Turns 54 on this date
Charles Henry Ray
Turns 39 on this date
John Conover Ten Eyck
Turns 46 on this date
William Richard Terry
Turns 33 on this date
Timothy Webster
Turns 38 on this date
Events
| Lawmaking/Litigating | House of Representatives passes the Homestead Bill | 03/12/1860 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The 36th U.S. Congress is in session in Washington, D.C. |
12/06/1859 to 06/24/1860 |
| Legal/Political | The U.S. Senate imprisons Thaddeus Hyatt for failure to appear before Harpers Ferry Committee | 03/12/1860 |
Documents
| Newspaper | Chicago (IL) Press and Tribune, “Worse than the Wilmot Proviso,” March 12, 1860 | 03/12/1860 |