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Type	Date Span	Title
Religion/Philosophy	Sat, April 30, 1853	Passover ends
Science/Technology	Sat, May 14, 1853	Gail Borden applies for a patent for the production of commercial condensed milk
Campaigns/Elections	Sat, May 14, 1853	The National Convention of the Women of America is meeting in New York City
Religion/Philosophy	Sun, May 15, 1853	Pentecost Sunday
Business/Industry	Tue, May 17, 1853	Biggest railroad merger to date takes place in New York
Foreign	Sat, May 21, 1853	Turks reject Russian claims in the Ottoman Empire
Cultural	Sat, May 21, 1853	Cornelius Vanderbilt sets out in his yacht to circumnavigate the world
Foreign	Thu, May 26, 1853	The British practice of shipping convicts to the Australian island of Tasmania comes to an end.
Religion/Philosophy	Thu, May 26, 1853	Corpus Christi celebrated
Cultural	Tue, May 31, 1853	Expedition to the Arctic sails from New York City
Foreign	Wed, June 29, 1853	Georges-Eugène Haussmann assumes the post of Prefect of the Seine in Paris
US/the World	Fri, July 8, 1853	U.S. Commodore Matthew C. Perry anchors his ships in Edo Bay near Tokyo and delivers a letter from President Millard Fillmore
Business/Industry	Sun, July 10, 1853	Argentina signs an international agreement opening up the Parana River to outside ships
Dickinsonian	Thu, July 14, 1853	Dickinson College holds annual commencement ceremonies
Foreign	Sat, July 30, 1853	Representatives of France, Great Britain, and Austria sign the Vienna Note
Business/Industry	Mon, August 1, 1853	New York Central Railroad begins operation
Foreign	Sun, August 14, 1853	The Turkish sultan rejects the Vienna Note
Legal/Political	Tue, August 23, 1853	James Buchanan presents his credentials to Queen Victoria as United States Ambassador to Great Britain
Cultural	Fri, September 23, 1853	Cornelius Vanderbilt's North Star returns from its round the world journey
Religion/Philosophy	Mon, October 3, 1853	Rosh Hashana
Foreign	Tue, October 4, 1853	Turkish ultimatum calls upon Russia to stop encroachment in Danube region
Legal/Political	Thu, October 6, 1853 - Sat, October 8, 1853	Fourth National Women's Rights Convention held in Cleveland
Religion/Philosophy	Wed, October 12, 1853	Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement
Business/Industry	Thu, October 13, 1853	Commercial production of Zinc begins in Pennsylvania
Battles/Soldiers	Sat, October 15, 1853	William Walker and 45 followers invade Baja California, in northwestern Mexico
Military/Violent	Thu, November 3, 1853	American filibuster William Walker proclaims himself president of an independent "Republic of Lower California"
Religion/Philosophy	Sun, November 27, 1853	First Sunday in Advent
Legal/Political	Mon, December 5, 1853	The 33rd Congress opens in Washington, DC
Lawmaking/Litigating	Tue, December 6, 1853 - Sun, August 6, 1854	The 33rd Congress is in session in Washington, DC, sitting from early December, 1853 till early August, 1854
Cultural	Tue, December 13, 1853	The New York Infimary for Women and Children is incorporated in New York City