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Type	Date Span	Title
Foreign	Sun, April 1, 1860	King Victor-Emmanuel of Piedmont-Sardinia explains the transfer of Nice and Savoy to France
Religion/Philosophy	Sun, April 1, 1860	Palm Sunday
Lawmaking/Litigating	Mon, April 2, 1860	Virginia State legislature finishes its 1859-1860 session
Campaigns/Elections	Mon, April 2, 1860	Republicans sweep state elections in Connecticut
Campaigns/Elections	Mon, April 2, 1860	Arkansas Democratic Convention meets in Little Rock
US/the World	Mon, April 2, 1860 - Thu, April 5, 1860	In Arizona, an unauthorized convention meets to form a provisional government
Foreign	Tue, April 3, 1860	Carlist forces land in Catalonia and declare the pretender Don Carlos as rightful King of Spain
Foreign	Tue, April 3, 1860	Pretoria becomes capital of the South African Republic
Business/Industry	Tue, April 3, 1860	The Pony Express begins its first run
Lawmaking/Litigating	Tue, April 3, 1860	Local officials foil U.S. Senate attempt to arrest Frank Sanborn for failure to appear to testify on Harpers Ferry
Campaigns/Elections	Wed, April 4, 1860	Conservative Republican defeats the official Republican nominee in race for Rhode Island governor
Education/Culture	Wed, April 4, 1860	In England, George Eliot publishes her new novel
Foreign	Wed, April 4, 1860	Rebellion in Sicily against the Bourbon throne breaks out in Palermo
Slavery/Abolition	Thu, April 5, 1860	Book-burning takes place in South Carolina during trial of man for circulating anti-slavery literature
Personal	Thu, April 5, 1860	Edward Warren appointed professor of medicine at University of Maryland Medical School
US/the World	Fri, April 6, 1860	Count Cavour, prime minister of Piedmont-Sardinia, assures Switzerland over the transfer of Nice to France
Education/Culture	Fri, April 6, 1860	In Boston, Henry Longfellow begins to write his famous poem, "Paul Revere's Ride"
US/the World	Sat, April 7, 1860	The first Japanese diplomatic mission to the United States departs San Francisco for Panama
Personal	Sat, April 7, 1860	W.K. Kellogg born in Battle Creek, Michigan
Religion/Philosophy	Sat, April 7, 1860	Passover begins
Foreign	Sat, April 7, 1860	Plans for the plebiscite on the transfer of Nice and Savoy from Piedmont-Sardinia to France are published
Business/Industry	Sun, April 8, 1860	The eastward and westward riders of the first run of the Pony Express cross paths somewhere in Utah
Crime/Disasters	Sun, April 8, 1860 - Wed, April 11, 1860	Heavy rains cause flooding and damage in Pennsylvania and Ohio
Religion/Philosophy	Sun, April 8, 1860	Easter Sunday
Crime/Disasters	Sun, April 8, 1860	Earthquake strikes Haiti west of Port Au Prince
Science/Technology	Mon, April 9, 1860	In Paris, French inventor Edouard-Leon Scott de Martinville makes the first known recording of a human voice
Campaigns/Elections	Mon, April 9, 1860 - Wed, April 11, 1860	Missouri Democratic Party Convention meets in Jefferson City
Slavery/Abolition	Tue, April 10, 1860	In Virginia, Richmond police raid secret meeting of African-American group called "The Sons of Ham"
US/the World	Wed, April 11, 1860	Switzerland once again protests the transfer of Nice and Savoy from Piedmont-Sardinia to France
Lawmaking/Litigating	Wed, April 11, 1860	House of Representatives passes the Kansas Statehood Bill and sends it to the Senate