Birthdays
Lloyd Aspinwall
Turns 23 on this date
William McKee Dunn
Turns 43 on this date
Robert James Harlan
Turns 41 on this date
Ebon Clark Ingersoll
Turns 45 on this date
Jesse Lazear
Turns 53 on this date
Dr. Andrew Nebinger
Turns 38 on this date
Caleb Sipple Pennewill
Turns 26 on this date
Edwina Moss Nelms Reagan
Turns 25 on this date
Events
| 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, “Escape of Negroes,” December 12, 1857 | 12/12/1857 |