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 |