Birthdays
Henry Donnel
Turns 33 on this date
Nehemiah Fountain
Turns 25 on this date
Abigail Goodwin
Turns 66 on this date
Lewis McKendree Griffith
Turns 25 on this date
Micah Jenkins
Turns 24 on this date
William Carr Lane
Turns 70 on this date
William Mahone
Turns 33 on this date
Jacob Van Meter
Turns 25 on this date
Events
| Lawmaking/Litigating | Pennsylvania has a public debt of more than thirty-eight million dollars | 12/01/1859 |
| Education/Culture | The French Opera House opens in New Orleans | 12/01/1859 |
| Crime/Disasters | Two merchant vessels collide in the Straits of Mackinaw in Michigan and five seaman are lost | 12/01/1859 |
Documents
| Newspaper | Chicago (IL) Press and Tribune, "The Other Brown," December 1, 1859 | 12/01/1859 |
| Newspaper | New York Times, “Sense from South America,” December 1, 1859 | 12/01/1859 |