Birthdays
Alexander Sandor Asboth
Turns 57 on this date
Jesse David Bright
Turns 55 on this date
John Mercer Brooke
Turns 41 on this date
Thomas Pleasant Dockery
Turns 34 on this date
Arnold Elzey
Turns 51 on this date
George Dennison Prentice
Turns 64 on this date
Events
| Crime/Disasters | Almost fifty people are killed in an horrific train wreck near Angola, New York. | 12/18/1867 |
| 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 |