Birthdays

Chapman Vinson Brooks
Turns 36 on this date

George Walker Crawford
Turns 60 on this date

William Lambert Gooding
Turns 7 on this date

Josiah Bushnell Grinnell
Turns 37 on this date

Paul Octave Hébert
Turns 40 on this date

Thomas Wentworth Higginson
Turns 35 on this date

David James Holmes
Turns 28 on this date
Events
Personal | Giacomo Puccini born in Tuscany | 12/22/1858 |
Campaigns/Elections | Lincoln-Douglas campaign lasts from mid-June 1858 until January 1859 |
06/16/1858 to 01/05/1859 |
Religion/Philosophy | Sir Moses Montefiore travels to Rome to attempt the return of Edgardo Montara to his Jewish parents | 12/22/1858 |
Lawmaking/Litigating | The second session of the 35th Congress is sitting in Washington, DC |
12/06/1858 to 12/22/1858 |
Documents
Newspaper | New York Times, “Who is President of Mexico?,” December 22, 1858 | 12/22/1858 |