Birthdays
William Taylor Sullivan Barry
Turns 37 on this date
Zachariah Chandler
Turns 45 on this date
Thomas Casimer Devin
Turns 36 on this date
Emily Dickinson
Turns 28 on this date
William Lloyd Garrison
Turns 53 on this date
Robert Rankin Kirkland
Turns 38 on this date
David Allen Russell
Turns 38 on this date
Events
| Campaigns/Elections | Lincoln-Douglas campaign lasts from mid-June 1858 until January 1859 |
06/16/1858 to 01/05/1859 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The second session of the 35th Congress is sitting in Washington, DC |
12/06/1858 to 12/22/1858 |
Documents
| Newspaper | New York Herald, “The Union of the Opposition Factions,” December 10, 1858 | 12/10/1858 |
| Newspaper | New York Times, “The War Begun,” December 10, 1858 | 12/10/1858 |