Birthdays
Alfred Heno Ames
Turns 28 on this date
John White Brockenbrough
Turns 53 on this date
George Edward Cole
Turns 33 on this date
Henry Highland Garnett
Turns 44 on this date
William C Goodrich
Turns 53 on this date
Samuel Henry Griffith
Turns 33 on this date
John Alexander Lockwood
Turns 48 on this date
William Nelson Pendleton
Turns 51 on this date
David Addison Weisiger
Turns 41 on this date
Events
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The 36th U.S. Congress is in session in Washington, D.C. |
12/06/1859 to 06/24/1860 |
Documents
| Newspaper | New York Times, "The Southern Medical Students," December 23, 1859 | 12/23/1859 |
| Newspaper | Newark (OH) Advocate, “Mr. Douglas and the Presidency,” December 23, 1859 | 12/23/1859 |