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Legal/Political	Wed, October 23, 1850 - Thu, October 24, 1850	The first National Women's Rights Convention held in Worcester, Massachusetts
Slavery/Abolition	Sat, October 19, 1850	First fugitive slave case in Philadelphia under new federal law
Foreign	Thu, October 10, 1850	Hong Xiuquan leads Taiping Rebellion in China
Lawmaking/Litigating	Mon, September 30, 1850	The 31st Congress ends its first session in Washington, DC
Religion/Philosophy	Mon, September 16, 1850	Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement
Personal	Wed, September 11, 1850	William Stoker’s family moves to Troup County, Georgia
Foreign	Wed, September 4, 1850	Brazil outlaws the slave trade, without freeing existing slaves
Education/Culture	Wed, August 28, 1850	Richard Wagner's "Lohengrin" premieres in Weimar
Foreign	Mon, August 5, 1850	Great Britain grants considerable autonomy to the Australian colonies through the Australian Government Act
Legal/Political	Tue, July 9, 1850	Vice-President Millard Fillmore takes the oath of office after President Zachary Taylor dies at the White House
Education/Culture	Fri, July 5, 1850	Spencer Fullerton Baird is appointed assistant secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
Foreign	Tue, July 2, 1850	Prussia and Denmark agree to end their conflict over the territories of Schleswig and Holstein
Education/Culture	Mon, July 1, 1850	U.S. Naval Academy opens as a four year institution
Dickinsonian	Tue, June 11, 1850	Dickinson College holds annual commencement ceremonies
Foreign	Fri, May 31, 1850	French president Louis Napoleon Bonaparte abolishes universal suffrage
Religion/Philosophy	Thu, May 30, 1850	Corpus Christi celebrated
US/the World	Fri, April 19, 1850	The United States and Great Britain sign the Clayton-Bulwer Treaty
Religion/Philosophy	Wed, April 17, 1850	Palm Sunday
Education/Culture	Thu, April 4, 1850	Massachusetts incorporates its school for the mentally challenged
Religion/Philosophy	Sun, March 31, 1850	Easter Sunday
Religion/Philosophy	Fri, March 29, 1850	Good Friday
Religion/Philosophy	Thu, March 28, 1850	Passover begins
Religion/Philosophy	Sun, March 24, 1850	Palm Sunday
Legal/Political	Fri, March 1, 1850	Moncure Conway begins short-lived legal study in Warrenton, Virginia
Foreign	Sat, February 23, 1850	Hanover pulls out of the Three Kings' League
Religion/Philosophy	Wed, February 13, 1850	Ash Wednesday
Legal/Political	Sat, February 2, 1850	William H. Bissell denounces seccessionism in speech to US House of Representatives
Education/Culture	Sat, January 26, 1850	Nation's first daily German language newspaper begins circulation in New York City
US/the World	Thu, January 17, 1850	The "Don Pacifico" conflict between Great Britain and Greece erupts over riot damage in Athens
Education/Culture	Fri, January 4, 1850	Skating Club formally organized in Philadelphia