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 |