Birthdays

Charles Albright
Turns 28 on this date

Aaron Boon
Turns 25 on this date

Clement Claiborne Clay Jr.
Turns 42 on this date

Israel Smyser Diehl
Turns 32 on this date

Benjamin Gwinn Harris
Turns 53 on this date

Samuel Dexter Lecompte
Turns 44 on this date

Mary Ann Todd Lincoln
Turns 40 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 | Charleston (SC) Mercury, “The Slaver’s Crew,” December 13, 1858 | 12/13/1858 |