Birthdays
George Blow Jr.
Turns 47 on this date
Hetty Cary
Turns 24 on this date
George Washington Julian
Turns 43 on this date
Matthew Spencer
Turns 57 on this date
Events
| Crime/Disasters | New York registered ship loaded with cotton burns in Apalachicola Bay, Florida | 05/05/1860 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The 36th U.S. Congress is in session in Washington, D.C. |
12/06/1859 to 06/24/1860 |
| Crime/Disasters | Twenty-five people drown during an outing at Boykin's Mill, South Carolina | 05/05/1860 |
Documents
| Newspaper | (Omaha) Nebraskian, “Monument to John Brown,” May 5, 1860 | 05/05/1860 |
| Newspaper | Chicago (IL) Press and Tribune, “A Northern Democrat at a Slave Auction,” May 5, 1860 | 05/05/1860 |