Birthdays
William Daily Clayton
Turns 27 on this date
Jonathan Perry Harrison
Turns 36 on this date
Anthony Kennedy
Turns 55 on this date
Samuel Alexander Mudd
Turns 32 on this date
Robert Barnwell Rhett
Turns 65 on this date
James Sewall Thomas
Turns 34 on this date
Events
| Lawmaking/Litigating | In Washington D.C., the U.S. Senate names its six members of the new Joint Committee on Reconstruction | 12/21/1865 |
| Science/Technology | Winter begins | 12/21/1865 |