36th United States Congress - Major Events

Major Events

Main articles: 1859 in the United States, 1860 in the United States, and 1861 in the United States See also: Secession in the United States
  • June 8, 1859: Comstock Lode discovered in the western Utah Territory (present-day Nevada)
  • August 27, 1859: First oil well was drilled in the United States, near Titusville, Pennsylvania
  • October 16–18, 1859: John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry began
  • December 2, 1859 John Brown executed.
  • April 3, 1860: Pony Express began its first run
  • April 23 - May 3, 1860: Democratic National Convention held in Charleston, South Carolina. Unable to agree on a nominee, the delegates voted to reconvene in June.
  • May 9, 1860: Constitutional Union Party National Convention held in Baltimore, Maryland, nominating John Bell for President.
  • May 18, 1860: Republican National Convention held in Chicago, Illinois, nominating Abraham Lincoln for President.
  • June 18-23, 1860: Democratic Party reconvened in Baltimore, Maryland, nominating Stephen A. Douglas for President.
  • June 26-28, 1860: Southern Democrats held a convention in Richmond, Virginia, nominating John C. Breckinridge for President.
  • November 6, 1860: U.S. presidential election: Abraham Lincoln beat John C. Breckinridge, Stephen A. Douglas, and John Bell.
  • December 20, 1860: South Carolina Secession Convention enacted an Ordinance of Secession
  • January 3, 1861: Delaware Secession Convention voted not to secede from the Union
  • January 9, 1861: Mississippi Secession Convention enacted an Ordinance of Secession
  • January 10, 1861: Florida Secession Convention enacted an Ordinance of Secession
  • January 11, 1861: Alabama Secession Convention enacted an Ordinance of Secession
  • January 18, 1861: Georgia Secession Convention enacted an Ordinance of Secession
  • January 26, 1861: Louisiana Secession Convention enacted an Ordinance of Secession
  • February 1, 1861: Texas Secession Convention enacted an Ordinance of Secession
  • February 23, 1861: The people of Texas ratified its Ordinance of Secession President-elect Abraham Lincoln arrived secretly in Washington, D.C. after an assassination attempt in Baltimore, Maryland.

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