Birthdays
Henry Watkins Allen
Turns 40 on this date
Elbert Bland
Turns 37 on this date
Joseph Emory Broadwater
Turns 23 on this date
Ulysses Hobbs
Turns 28 on this date
Jacob Armel Kiester
Turns 28 on this date
Thomas Lyttleton Lyon
Turns 28 on this date
Augustus Baker Tizzard
Turns 40 on this date
Matthew Vassar
Turns 68 on this date
Events
| Education/Culture | Bret Harte publishes his first short story in San Francisco, California | 04/29/1860 |
| Campaigns/Elections | Democrats hold their National Convention in Charleston, South Carolina |
04/23/1860 to 05/01/1860 |
| US/the World | In Italy, the results of the recent plebiscite in Savoy confirms that the province will become part of France | 04/29/1860 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The 36th U.S. Congress is in session in Washington, D.C. |
12/06/1859 to 06/24/1860 |
Documents
| Newspaper | New York Herald, “The Platform Crisis in Charleston,” April 29, 1860 | 04/29/1860 |