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 |