Birthdays
James Iverson Boswell
Turns 23 on this date
William Cullen Bryant
Turns 66 on this date
John Esten Cooke
Turns 30 on this date
Joseph Franklin Culver
Turns 26 on this date
Ignatius Loyola Donnelly
Turns 29 on this date
Jubal Anderson Early
Turns 44 on this date
Calvin Fairbank
Turns 45 on this date
Samuel Wragg Ferguson
Turns 26 on this date
Thomas Muldrup Logan
Turns 20 on this date
Events
| US/the World | In Italy, plebiscite results in former Neapolitan provinces go overwhelmingly for joining a united Italy |
11/03/1860 to 11/04/1860 |
| Crime/Disasters | Ship transporting livestock explodes off the eastern coast of England and thirteen men die | 11/03/1860 |
| Campaigns/Elections | Stephen Douglas ends his presidential campaign with speeches in Georgia and Alabama |
10/29/1860 to 11/05/1860 |
| Campaigns/Elections | William T. Sherman, teaching in Louisiana, writes to his wife about local attitudes on the election | 11/03/1860 |
Documents
| Newspaper | (Montpelier) Vermont Patriot, “Don't Care,” November 3, 1860 | 11/03/1860 |
| Newspaper | New York Times, "Douglas Out of the Canvass," November 3, 1860 | 11/03/1860 |