Birthdays
Alexander Blain Anderson
Turns 39 on this date
George Ashmun
Turns 54 on this date
Romeyn Beck Ayres
Turns 33 on this date
Clara Harlowe Barton
Turns 37 on this date
Daniel A. Beckley
Turns 25 on this date
William Plummer Benton
Turns 30 on this date
Milledge Luke Bonham
Turns 45 on this date
Walker Brooke
Turns 45 on this date
Richard Bennett Carmichael
Turns 51 on this date
Events
| Campaigns/Elections | Lincoln-Douglas campaign lasts from mid-June 1858 until January 1859 |
06/16/1858 to 01/05/1859 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The second session of the 35th Congress is in its ten day holiday recess until January 5, 1859 |
12/24/1858 to 01/04/1859 |
Documents
| Newspaper | New York Times, “Douglas and the Democracy,” December 25, 1858 | 12/25/1858 |