Birthdays
August Belmont
Turns 44 on this date
Robert Bullock
Turns 29 on this date
William Downey
Turns 32 on this date
Clinton Bowen Fisk
Turns 29 on this date
Otis Gibson
Turns 31 on this date
Lewis Winans Ross
Turns 45 on this date
Henry Timrod
Turns 57 on this date
Events
| Military/Violent | American soldier of fortune William Walker is recaptured by the U.S. Navy | 12/08/1857 |
| Legal/Political | The 35th Congress is in session in Washington, DC during December, 1857 before its holiday recess |
12/08/1857 to 12/22/1857 |
Documents
| Newspaper | New York Times, “The Kansas Constitution,” December 8, 1857 | 12/08/1857 |