Birthdays
John Herman Bosler
Turns 30 on this date
Erastus Corning
Turns 66 on this date
David Flavel Jamison
Turns 50 on this date
Joseph Lane
Turns 59 on this date
John Mercer Langston
Turns 31 on this date
James Alfred Pearce
Turns 55 on this date
Francis Peyre Porcher
Turns 35 on this date
Events
| US/the World | Former British Prime Minister Lord Aberdeen dies at his London home | 12/14/1860 |
| Campaigns/Elections | Francis Pickens is elected as the new governor of the state of South Carolina | 12/14/1860 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | President Buchanan designates January 4, 1861 as a national day of fasting and prayer | 12/14/1860 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | Secretary of State Lewis Cass resigns over the non-reinforcement of federal forts in South Carolina | 12/14/1860 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The second session of the 36th Congress is sitting in Washington, DC |
12/04/1860 to 03/02/1861 |
Documents
| Newspaper | Lowell (MA) Citizen & News, “British Views of Secession,” December 14, 1860 | 12/14/1860 |