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Type	Date Span	Title
Foreign	Mon, February 6, 1860	In Mexico, Miramón departs Mexico City to march on Juarez forces at Vera Cruz
Battles/Soldiers	Mon, February 6, 1860	Invading Spanish troops enter the key Moroccan town of Tetuan
Campaigns/Elections	Tue, February 7, 1860	Democrats increase their majority in Lancaster, Pennsylvania municipal elections
Personal	Wed, February 8, 1860	Wife of Henry Ward Beecher has narrow escape in carriage accident
Crime/Disasters	Thu, February 9, 1860 - Fri, February 10, 1860	Violent gales cause heavy damage in New York City and Philadelphia
Campaigns/Elections	Thu, February 9, 1860	Maryland Legislature censures Congressman Henry Winter Davis for voting for Pennington
Cultural	Fri, February 10, 1860	Second Seranade in A by Johannes Brahms has its premiere at Hanover in Germany
Legal/Political	Sat, February 11, 1860	Albert Hazlett convicted of murder in Charlestown, Virginia
Crime/Disasters	Sat, February 11, 1860	Commercial vessel bound for New York sinks off Cape Hatteras
Personal	Sun, February 12, 1860	Sir William Napier, Peninsula War general and distinguished military historian, dies in London
Lawmaking/Litigating	Mon, February 13, 1860	Virginia rejects South Carolina's call for a convention of southern states
Legal/Political	Mon, February 13, 1860	Stevens and Hazlett, the last of the convicted Harpers Ferry raiders, sentenced to hang
Crime/Disasters	Mon, February 13, 1860 - Tue, February 14, 1860	Fire destroys much of Bridgetown, Barbados
Business/Industry	Mon, February 13, 1860	In Philadelphia, the new Continental Hotel opens for tours by stockholders and the press
Slavery/Abolition	Tue, February 14, 1860	Royal Navy turns over suspected American slaveship to the United States Navy
Campaigns/Elections	Wed, February 15, 1860	Connecticut Democratic Convention nominates relectant Thomas Seymour for Governor
Legal/Political	Thu, February 16, 1860	State supreme court confirms the right of mixed race men to vote in Ohio
Campaigns/Elections	Thu, February 16, 1860	Cumberland, Maryland citizens rally to support their congressman against the Maryland Legislature
Lawmaking/Litigating	Thu, February 16, 1860	Senate Committee investigating Harpers Ferry issues warrant for arrest of Frank Sanborn
Business/Industry	Thu, February 16, 1860	Continental Hotel, biggest in the land, opens for business in Philadelphia
Foreign	Thu, February 16, 1860	In Holland, the Dutch government resigns over railway building policy
Crime/Disasters	Fri, February 17, 1860	Thousands see American emigrant ship founder off French coast
US/the World	Fri, February 17, 1860	Large gathering of leading New Yorkers demonstrate their support of Italian liberty
Lawmaking/Litigating	Sat, February 18, 1860	Virginia Democrats urge participation in the proposed convention of southern states
Crime/Disasters	Sun, February 19, 1860	Canadian mail steamship lost off Nova Scotia with all two hundred people aboard
Business/Industry	Mon, February 20, 1860	Stone cutters working on the new Catholic Cathedral in New York City down tools
Legal/Political	Tue, February 21, 1860	The U.S. Senate orders arrest of Thaddeus Hyatt for failure to appear before Harpers Ferry Committee
Business/Industry	Wed, February 22, 1860	Thousands of shoemakers go on strike for higher wages in Lynn, Massachusetts
Religion/Philosophy	Wed, February 22, 1860	Ash Wednesday
Business/Industry	Wed, February 22, 1860	Atchison and St. Joseph's Railroad completed