Birthdays
Charles Albright
Turns 30 on this date
Aaron Boon
Turns 27 on this date
Clement Claiborne Clay Jr.
Turns 44 on this date
Israel Smyser Diehl
Turns 34 on this date
Benjamin Gwinn Harris
Turns 55 on this date
Samuel Dexter Lecompte
Turns 46 on this date
Mary Ann Todd Lincoln
Turns 42 on this date
Events
| Slavery/Abolition | In Philadelphia, a speech by visiting abolitionist is postponed due to threats of violence | 12/13/1860 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | Mass meeting in Philadelphia's Independence Square endorses the Union and conciliation with South | 12/13/1860 |
| Crime/Disasters | River sloop overturns on the Hudson River and crew spend night in frozen waters | 12/13/1860 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | Southern senators and congressmen meet in Washington and produce the "Southern Manifesto" | 12/13/1860 |
| US/the World | The French Empress returns to France from Britain after her relaxed three week private visit | 12/13/1860 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The second session of the 36th Congress is sitting in Washington, DC |
12/04/1860 to 03/02/1861 |
| Crime/Disasters | Two steamboats collide on the Mississippi River above Memphis, one sinks in minutes | 12/13/1860 |
Documents
| Newspaper | Charlestown (VA) Free Press, “John Brown Anniversary,” December 13, 1860 | 12/13/1860 |