Birthdays
Lawrence O'Bryan Branch
Turns 38 on this date
George Ticknor Curtis
Turns 46 on this date
Henry Clay Dallam
Turns 30 on this date
Benjamin Drew
Turns 46 on this date
Charles A. Ebert
Turns 23 on this date
Bryan Grimes Jr.
Turns 30 on this date
James Alfred Inness
Turns 38 on this date
Philip Myers
Turns 28 on this date
George Ellis Pugh
Turns 36 on this date
Events
| Religion/Philosophy | First Sunday in Advent | 11/28/1858 |
| Campaigns/Elections | Lincoln-Douglas campaign lasts from mid-June 1858 until January 1859 |
06/16/1858 to 01/05/1859 |
Documents
| Newspaper | New York Herald, “Mr. Douglas On His Travels,” November 28, 1858 | 11/28/1858 |