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 |