Birthdays

Alexander Blain Anderson
Turns 41 on this date

George Ashmun
Turns 56 on this date

Romeyn Beck Ayres
Turns 35 on this date

Clara Harlowe Barton
Turns 39 on this date

Daniel A. Beckley
Turns 27 on this date

William Plummer Benton
Turns 32 on this date

Milledge Luke Bonham
Turns 47 on this date

Walker Brooke
Turns 47 on this date

Richard Bennett Carmichael
Turns 53 on this date
Events
Crime/Disasters | In Wisconsin, a Christmas morning fire destroys a Milwaukee factory | 12/25/1860 |
Lawmaking/Litigating | The second session of the 36th Congress is sitting in Washington, DC |
12/04/1860 to 03/02/1861 |
Crime/Disasters | William H. Russell arrested in New York City for plundering more than $800,000 in Indian Trust Funds | 12/25/1860 |
Documents
Newspaper | Bangor (ME) Whig and Courier, “Have We a Traitor at the Head,” December 25, 1860 | 12/25/1860 |
Newspaper | New York Times, “Interesting from Springfield,” December 25, 1860 | 12/25/1860 |