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 |