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 |