Birthdays

Jacob Dolson Cox
Turns 32 on this date

Francis Hall
Turns 38 on this date

John McClintock
Turns 46 on this date

Marcus Junius Parrott
Turns 32 on this date

Benjamin Franklin Wade
Turns 60 on this date
Events
Education/Culture | In the previous seven days 390 people have died of various causes in New York City | 10/27/1860 |
Campaigns/Elections | Stephen Douglas makes his final campaign tour, through the Deep South |
10/19/1860 to 10/28/1860 |
Documents
Newspaper | (Montpelier) Vermont Patriot, “Illinois Sure for Douglas,” October 27, 1860 | 10/27/1860 |
Newspaper | Cleveland (OH) Herald, “The Plot of the Desperadoes,” October 27, 1860 | 10/27/1860 |