Birthdays
William Henry Allen
Turns 52 on this date
Isaac Newton Brown
Turns 43 on this date
William Bumgardner McGilvray
Turns 33 on this date
Virginia Louisa Minor
Turns 36 on this date
Sidney Perham
Turns 43 on this date
Samuel Buchanan Smith
Turns 54 on this date
Henry Clay Whiting
Turns 15 on this date
Samuel Kosciuszko Zook
Turns 39 on this date
Events
| Campaigns/Elections | Constitutional Union Party begins its presidential campaign in Boston | 03/27/1860 |
| Slavery/Abolition | Failed rescue in Philadelphia of a Virginia fugitive being returned to slavery | 03/27/1860 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The 36th U.S. Congress is in session in Washington, D.C. |
12/06/1859 to 06/24/1860 |
| Science/Technology | The corkscrew receives its first United States patent | 03/27/1860 |
Documents
| Newspaper | Boston (MA) Advertiser, “Failure Of A Strike,” March 27, 1860 | 03/27/1860 |