Birthdays
James Hervey Barton
Turns 26 on this date
Richard Ridgely Battee
Turns 38 on this date
David Benjamin Herman
Turns 16 on this date
John James Ingalls
Turns 27 on this date
Andrew Johnson
Turns 52 on this date
Mark Perrin Lowrey
Turns 32 on this date
Albert Pike
Turns 51 on this date
Eli Saulsbury
Turns 43 on this date
Events
| Science/Technology | On the River Thames, the Royal Navy launches the first iron-hulled ocean-going armored steam frigate | 12/29/1860 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | Secretary of War John B. Floyd of Virginia resigns and is replaced by Postmaster-General Joseph Holt | 12/29/1860 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The second session of the 36th Congress is sitting in Washington, DC |
12/04/1860 to 03/02/1861 |
Documents
| Newspaper | Atchison (KS) Freedom’s Champion, “No Backing Down!,” December 29, 1860 | 12/29/1860 |