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Tuesday, December 05, 1871
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Birthdays
George Armstrong Custer
32 years old today
Thomas Roderick Dew
69 years old today
James Guthrie
79 years old today
John Baldwin Raymond
27 years old today
Thomas Jefferson Rusk
68 years old today
Events
Legal/Political
Lyman Trumbull serves in the United States Senate
03/04/1855
to
03/03/1873
Legal/Political
Elihu Washburne serves as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to France
03/17/1869
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09/10/1877
Legal/Political
The 42nd Congress is sitting in Washington, DC before its holiday recess which begins on December 21, 1871
12/05/1871
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12/20/1871
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