Birthdays
Henry Aurand
Turns 55 on this date
Portus Baxter
Turns 54 on this date
Charles Force Deems
Turns 40 on this date
William Wing Loring
Turns 42 on this date
Allen Thomas
Turns 30 on this date
Events
| Lawmaking/Litigating | In Naperville, Illinois, summing up begins in sensational Chicago elite divorce case | 12/04/1860 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | In Washington, the U.S. House creates its "Committee of Thirty-Three" on the sectional crisis | 12/04/1860 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | President Buchanan's annual message to Congress is delivered to Capital Hill | 12/04/1860 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The second session of the 36th Congress is sitting in Washington, DC |
12/04/1860 to 03/02/1861 |