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Legal/Political	Tue, December 8, 1857 - Tue, December 22, 1857	The 35th Congress is in session in Washington, DC during December, 1857 before its holiday recess
Military/Violent	Tue, December 8, 1857	American soldier of fortune William Walker is recaptured by the U.S. Navy
Lawmaking/Litigating	Mon, December 7, 1857	The 35th Congress opens in Washington, DC with James Orr of South Carolina elected as Speaker
Lawmaking/Litigating	Wed, December 2, 1857	President Buchanan and Senator Douglas discuss the Lecompton Constitution at the White House
Religion/Philosophy	Sun, November 29, 1857	First Sunday in Advent
Foreign	Sat, November 28, 1857	Indian rebels retake the stronghold of Kanpur from the British
Battles/Soldiers	Mon, November 16, 1857	At the siege of Lucknow, William Hall becomes the first black man to win the Victoria Cross
Battles/Soldiers	Tue, November 10, 1857	Federal troops sent to protect the U.S. Customs House in New York City
Religion/Philosophy	Sun, November 1, 1857	All Saints Day
Religion/Philosophy	Sun, November 1, 1857	All Saints Day
Business/Industry	Tue, October 13, 1857	New York City banks suspend operations as financial panic sets in
Campaigns/Elections	Wed, September 30, 1857	Lincoln organizing aggressively for 1858 elections
Religion/Philosophy	Mon, September 28, 1857	Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement
Foreign	Sun, September 20, 1857	British troops reconquer Dehli
Crime/Disasters	Sat, September 12, 1857	S.S. Central America sinks in a hurricane off the coast of North Carolina
Legal/Political	Tue, September 8, 1857	Trial begins in important Lincoln legal case
Foreign	Sat, August 15, 1857	Proponents of Italian unification, led by soldier and adventurer Giuseppe Garibaldi, form the Italian National Association
Personal	Wed, August 12, 1857	Lincoln deposits his largest legal fee
Legal/Political	Wed, August 5, 1857	Lincoln begins organizing for Senate campaign
Personal	Wed, July 29, 1857	Thomas Jefferson Rusk, U.S. Senator from Texas, commits suicide at his home in Nacogdoches
Cultural	Fri, July 24, 1857	Abraham and Mary Lincoln visit Niagara Falls
Dickinsonian	Thu, July 9, 1857	Dickinson College holds annual commencement ceremonies
Legal/Political	Fri, June 26, 1857	Lincoln denounces the Dred Scott decision
Lawmaking/Litigating	Tue, June 23, 1857	Jury awards Abraham Lincoln $4,800 in legal fees
Lawmaking/Litigating	Thu, June 18, 1857	Lincoln sues railroad company to obtain $5,000 legal fee
Battles/Soldiers	Fri, June 12, 1857	Indian rebels massacre 130 Europeans at Kanpur
Religion/Philosophy	Thu, June 11, 1857	Corpus Christi celebrated
Commercial	Tue, June 2, 1857	Chain-stitch sewing machine patented in Virginia
Religion/Philosophy	Sun, May 31, 1857	Whitsunday or Pentecost
Crime/Disasters	Tue, May 26, 1857	A fugitive named Addison nearly kills slave-catchers while running in Illinois