Historical Events
Japanese Embassy to the US
Six years after the forcible ending of Japan's isolationist policy by US Navy Commodore Matthew C. Perry, the Japanese Embassy arrives in San Francisco to sign a Treaty of Friendship
Famous Deaths
- Anna Brownell Jameson, Anglo-Irish historian and writer (Loves of the Poets), dies at 65
1860 Highlights
About March 17, 1860
Day of the Week: Saturday
How Long Ago? 163 years, 2 months and 22 days
Leap Year: Yes
Star Sign: Pisces
