Birthdays

John Greenbank
Turns 31 on this date

Hugh McCulloch
Turns 52 on this date

Eugenius Aristides Nisbet
Turns 57 on this date

Edmund Gibson Ross
Turns 34 on this date

Noah Haynes Swayne
Turns 56 on this date
Events
Crime/Disasters | In New York, a water main break cuts off much of the city's water supply for two days |
12/06/1860 to 12/07/1860 |
Lawmaking/Litigating | The second session of the 36th Congress is sitting in Washington, DC |
12/04/1860 to 03/02/1861 |
Documents
Miscellaneous | Abraham Lincoln, Certified Transcript of Passage from the House Divided Speech, December 7, 1860 | 12/07/1860 |
Newspaper | New York Times, “Vermont and the Personal Liberty Bill,” December 7, 1860 | 12/07/1860 |