Birthdays

Augustus Carpenter Baldwin
Turns 42 on this date

Christopher Houston Carson
Turns 50 on this date

Charles Magill Conrad
Turns 55 on this date

Alexander Long
Turns 43 on this date

Henry A. Walke
Turns 51 on this date
Events
Lawmaking/Litigating | The 36th U.S. Congress is in session in Washington, D.C. |
12/06/1859 to 06/24/1860 |
Documents
Newspaper | Chicago (IL) Press and Tribune, “Crittenden,” December 24, 1859 | 12/24/1859 |
Newspaper | Ripley (OH) Bee, “Abolition School Teachers,” December 24, 1859 | 12/24/1859 |