Birthdays
Richard Lee Turberville Beale
Turns 41 on this date
Jeremiah Tilford Boyle
Turns 42 on this date
Sydney Howard Gay
Turns 46 on this date
Milton Slocum Latham
Turns 33 on this date
Arthur Tappan
Turns 74 on this date
Events
| Crime/Disasters | British ship sinks in a Ceylon harbor during a squall | 05/22/1860 |
| Personal | Former South Carolina senator and state's rights advocate William Campbell Preston dies in Columbia | 05/22/1860 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The 36th U.S. Congress is in session in Washington, D.C. |
12/06/1859 to 06/24/1860 |
Documents
| Newspaper | (Jackson) Mississippian, "The Objects of the Black Republican Party Boldly Avowed," May 22, 1860 | 05/22/1860 |
| Newspaper | Charleston (SC) Courier, "A Great Error," May 22, 1860 | 05/22/1860 |
| Newspaper | Cleveland (OH) Herald, “The Nomination of Mr. Lincoln,” May 22, 1860 | 05/22/1860 |
| Newspaper | New York Herald, “Extraordinary Activity of the Slave Trade,” May 22, 1860 | 05/22/1860 |