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Type	Date Span Sort ascending	Title
Business/Industry	Tue, January 8, 1856	Borax is discovered in Northern California
Foreign	Fri, December 28, 1855	Austria threatens to join the war effort against Russia
Science/Technology	Sat, December 22, 1855	First day of Winter
Personal	Wed, December 12, 1855	Shelby Moore Cullom marries Hanna M. Fisher
Legal/Political	Tue, December 4, 1855 - Sun, August 17, 1856	The 34th Congress is in session in Washington, DC, sitting from early December, 1855 till mid-August, 1857
Lawmaking/Litigating	Mon, December 3, 1855	The 34th Congress opens in Washington, DC
Religion/Philosophy	Sun, December 2, 1855	First Sunday in Advent
Cultural	Sat, November 17, 1855	Scottish explorer David Livingstone discovers Victoria Falls
Religion/Philosophy	Fri, November 9, 1855	David Salomons becomes the first Jewish Lord Mayor of London
Personal	Mon, October 29, 1855	Gustavus Vasa Fox marries Virginia Lafayette Woodbury
Legal/Political	Wed, October 17, 1855 - Thu, October 18, 1855	Sixth National Women's Rights Convention held in Cincinnati, Ohio
Battles/Soldiers	Sat, October 13, 1855	William Walker captures the Nicaraguan capital of Granada
Personal	Sat, September 29, 1855	Anne Taney, wife of Chief Justice Taney, dies
Science/Technology	Sun, September 23, 1855	First day of Autumn
Religion/Philosophy	Sat, September 22, 1855	Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement
Foreign	Tue, September 11, 1855	British and French troops take the Russian stronghold of Sevastapol in the Crimea
Foreign	Sat, August 4, 1855	Mexican president Antonio López de Santa Anna resigns and goes into exile
Foreign	Mon, July 16, 1855	Great Britain grants limited self-government to Australia
Dickinsonian	Thu, July 12, 1855	Dickinson College holds annual commencement ceremonies
Commercial	Sun, July 1, 1855	The Registered Letter makes its appearance
Slavery/Abolition	Fri, June 29, 1855	John Brown delivers a speech at the Radical Abolition party convention
Slavery/Abolition	Tue, June 26, 1855 - Fri, June 29, 1855	The Radical Abolition Party holds their first convention in New York
Science/Technology	Thu, June 21, 1855	First day of Summer
Religion/Philosophy	Thu, June 7, 1855	Corpus Christi celebrated
Cultural	Tue, June 5, 1855	Jew's Hospital of New York City opens
Personal	Fri, June 1, 1855	Anthony Burns begins his education at Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio
Religion/Philosophy	Sun, May 27, 1855	Whitsunday or Pentecost
Legal/Political	Tue, May 22, 1855	Representative Brooks attacks Senator Sumner in the Senate chamber
Military/Violent	Fri, May 4, 1855	American filibuster William Walker departs San Francisco for Central America
Cultural	Fri, May 4, 1855	Women's Hospital of New York City opens