Birthdays
John Miller Dickey
Turns 61 on this date
William Anderson Handley
Turns 33 on this date
Franklin Benjamin Sanborn
Turns 36 on this date
Events
| Crime/Disasters | New Mexico Chief Justice John P. Slough is shot and fatally wounded, in Santa Fe. | 12/15/1867 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The Fortieth Congress is sitting in its first meeting of its second session in Washington DC |
12/02/1867 to 12/20/1867 |