Birthdays

Chapman Vinson Brooks
Turns 40 on this date

George Walker Crawford
Turns 64 on this date

William Lambert Gooding
Turns 11 on this date

Josiah Bushnell Grinnell
Turns 41 on this date

Paul Octave Hébert
Turns 44 on this date

Thomas Wentworth Higginson
Turns 39 on this date

David James Holmes
Turns 32 on this date
Events
Lawmaking/Litigating | The third session of the 37th Congress adjourns for a two-week holiday recess | 12/22/1862 |