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Legal/Political	Thu, December 20, 1877 - Thu, January 10, 1878	The second session of the 45th Congress is in its traditional holiday recess till January 11, 1878
Legal/Political	Sat, January 12, 1878 - Wed, June 19, 1878	The second session of the 45th Congress is sitting in Washington, DC from early January to mid-June, 1878
Legal/Political	Fri, January 11, 1878	The second session of the 45th Congress returns from its holiday season recess
Legal/Political	Fri, December 19, 1879	The second session of the 46th Congress breaks for the holiday season
Legal/Political	Wed, June 16, 1880	The second session of the 46th Congress ends in Washington, DC
Legal/Political	Sat, December 20, 1879 - Tue, January 6, 1880	The second session of the 46th Congress is in its traditional holiday recess till January 7, 1880
Legal/Political	Tue, December 2, 1879 - Thu, December 18, 1879	The second session of the 46th Congress is sitting in Washington, DC
Legal/Political	Thu, January 8, 1880 - Tue, June 15, 1880	The second session of the 46th Congress is sitting in Washington, DC from early January to mid-June, 1880
Legal/Political	Mon, December 1, 1879	The second session of the 46th Congress opens in Washington, DC
Legal/Political	Wed, January 7, 1880	The second session of the 46th Congress resumes in Washington, DC
Legal/Political	Sat, March 14, 1857	The Senate of the United States ends its ten day special session in Washington, DC
Lawmaking/Litigating	Thu, March 10, 1859	The Senate of the United States ends its week long special session in Washington, DC
Legal/Political	Thu, March 5, 1857 - Fri, March 13, 1857	The Senate of the United States is sitting in a ten day special session in Washington, DC
Lawmaking/Litigating	Tue, June 26, 1860 - Thu, June 28, 1860	The Senate of the United States is sitting in a three day special session in Washington, DC
Lawmaking/Litigating	Tue, June 15, 1858 - Wed, June 16, 1858	The Senate of the United States is sitting in a two day special session in Washington, DC
Lawmaking/Litigating	Sat, March 5, 1859 - Wed, March 9, 1859	The Senate of the United States is sitting in a week long special session in Washington, DC
Lawmaking/Litigating	Fri, March 4, 1859	The Senate of the United States opens a week long special session in Washington, DC
Lawmaking/Litigating	Thu, July 25, 1861	The Senate passes the Crittenden-Johnson Resolution that limits U.S. war aims to saving the Union
Battles/Soldiers	Wed, June 26, 1867	The Seventh Cavalry fight a heavy skirmish near Fort Wallace, Kansas with Cheyenne and Sioux warriors.
Religion/Philosophy	Thu, May 21, 1863	The Seventh Day Adventist Church formally organizes
Legal/Political	Sat, August 19, 1876	The sitting Speaker of the House dies after a long illness
Battles/Soldiers	Thu, April 18, 1861	The Sixth Massachusetts Regiment arrives in Philadelphia on its way to Washington DC, via Baltimore
Crime/Disasters	Fri, August 23, 1867	The sole survivor of the miniature schooner "John T. Ford" is rescued off the Irish coast.
Crime/Disasters	Fri, November 1, 1861 - Sat, November 2, 1861	The South Atlantic Blockading Squadron runs into a storm on its way to South Carolina and ships are lost
Business/Industry	Mon, May 9, 1859 - Thu, May 19, 1859	The Southern Commercial Convention is meeting in Vicksburg, Mississippi with slavery high on the agenda
Foreign	Sun, December 21, 1851	The Spanish government closes congress and arrests opponents of the regime
Foreign	Sat, October 22, 1859	The Spanish-Moroccan War begins in earnest
Legal/Political	Sat, August 30, 1856	The special session of both houses of Congress adjourns in Washington, DC
Business/Industry	Thu, July 16, 1863	The steamboat Imperial arrives in New Orleans from St. Louis, the first since early 1861
Crime/Disasters	Thu, December 27, 1866	The steamer "Commodore" is wrecked in Long Island Sound but all aboard are saved.