Birthdays
Elizabeth Buffum Chace
Turns 53 on this date
Ephraim Ralph Eckley
Turns 48 on this date
Thomas Saunders Gholson
Turns 51 on this date
John Jeremiah Jacob
Turns 30 on this date
William M. Line
Turns 36 on this date
Frederick Augustus Pike
Turns 43 on this date
Events
| Crime/Disasters | A heavy earthquake strikes San Salvador in Central America |
12/08/1859 to 12/09/1859 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The 36th U.S. Congress is in session in Washington, D.C. |
12/06/1859 to 06/24/1860 |
| Religion/Philosophy | The Episcopal Church moves to establish itself in the Hawaiian Islands | 12/09/1859 |
Documents
| Newspaper | New York Herald, “Anti-Slavery Theatres and Litterateurs,” December 9, 1859 | 12/09/1859 |