Birthdays

Amy Morris Bradley
Turns 37 on this date

Andrew Hull Foote
Turns 54 on this date

Samuel Ford
Turns 28 on this date

Richard Jordan Gatling
Turns 42 on this date

Henry William Harrington
Turns 35 on this date

Abraham Jonas
Turns 59 on this date

Samuel Joseph May
Turns 63 on this date

William Sprague IV
Turns 30 on this date

Charles William Super
Turns 18 on this date
Events
Business/Industry | American filibuster William Walker is executed in Honduras | 09/12/1860 |
Campaigns/Elections | In New York City, a massive Douglas Democrat campaign barbecue draws tens of thousands | 09/12/1860 |
Education/Culture | The American Pomological Society holds its sixth national meeting in Philadelphia |
09/11/1860 to 09/13/1860 |
Business/Industry | The eighth annual United States Agricultural Society Fair opens in Cincinnati, Ohio | 09/12/1860 |
US/the World | The Prince of Wales' tour moves on to Toronto, capital of Upper Canada |
09/07/1860 to 09/12/1860 |
Documents
Newspaper | New York Times, “Used Up,” September 12, 1860 | 09/12/1860 |