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Business/Industry	Sun, December 4, 1859	The Italian Committee of New York visits Samuel Colt seeking arms for Garibaldi
Foreign	Wed, March 9, 1859	The Italian Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia mobilizes its armed forces for war with Austria
Religion/Philosophy	Mon, December 7, 1863 - Sat, December 12, 1863	The Jewish holy days of Chanukah are being celebrated across the United States
Religion/Philosophy	Sat, December 5, 1863	The Jewish holy days of Chanukah begin at sunset
Religion/Philosophy	Sun, December 13, 1863	The Jewish holy days of Chanukah come to an end
Lawmaking/Litigating	Fri, February 11, 1859	The Kansas Territorial Legislature calls a Convention to frame a State Constitution
Campaigns/Elections	Sat, January 8, 1859	The Kentucky Democratic Party Convention endorses Dred Scott decision, purchase of Cuba, and other Administration policies
Lawmaking/Litigating	Fri, May 24, 1861	The Kentucky Senate votes for neutrality but resolves to hold with the Union
US/the World	Mon, August 26, 1861	The King of the Hawaiian Islands announces his kingdom's neutrality in the American War
US/the World	Sat, March 22, 1862	The Kingdom of Italy signs a treaty guaranteeing the independence of its tiny neighbor, San Marino
Cultural	Tue, April 6, 1858	The Ladies' Mount Vernon Association acquire Mount Vernon from the Washington family
Campaigns/Elections	Mon, April 2, 1866	The Ladies' Southern Relief Fair opens in Baltimore.
Business/Industry	Wed, June 27, 1860	The largest ship in the world arrives in New York after its first trans Atlantic voyage
Business/Industry	Sun, June 17, 1860	The largest ship in the world sails for New York on its first trans Atlantic voyage
Science/Technology	Thu, October 13, 1864	The largest warship built in Philadelphia yards up to then, the U.S.S. Chattanooga, is launched
Foreign	Tue, March 2, 1852	The last of Napoleon's Marshals dies in Venice
Personal	Sun, October 31, 1858	The last of Wolfgang Mozart's sons dies in Milan
US/the World	Sat, September 29, 1860	The last Papal troops in the Pope's central Italian provinces surrender at Ancona
Battles/Soldiers	Tue, June 30, 1863	The leading First Corps of the Army of the Potomac camps four miles west of Gettysburg
Personal	Sat, December 1, 1866	The legendary surveyor and geographer after whom Mount Everest is named dies at his home in London
Lawmaking/Litigating	Thu, December 15, 1859	The Legislature of the unorganized territory of Nevada meets for the first and last time in Genoa
Business/Industry	Fri, January 27, 1860 - Sat, January 28, 1860	The legislatures of Kentucky and Tennessee are hosted lavishly in Cincinatti, Ohio
Business/Industry	Thu, January 26, 1860	The legislatures of Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee meet in convention in Columbus, Ohio
Science/Technology	Tue, November 13, 1866 - Wed, November 14, 1866	The Leonid Meteor Display make a spectacular appearance over Europe.
Legal/Political	Thu, February 5, 1857	The Lincolns entertain over 300 guests at their home in Springfield
US/the World	Mon, April 25, 1864	The London Peace Conference aimed at ending the German-Danish war breaks up in failure
Education/Culture	Sat, March 26, 1864	The Louisiana pianist Louis Gottschalk plays for General Grant at a gala concert in Grover's Hotel.
Education/Culture	Thu, March 24, 1864	The Louisiana pianist Louis Gottschalk plays for President Lincoln at a concert in Willard's Hotel.
Crime/Disasters	Sat, March 30, 1867 - Sun, March 31, 1867	The magnificent Lindell Hotel in St. Louis, Missouri is completely destroyed in an overnight fire.
Lawmaking/Litigating	Sat, August 17, 1867	The Maryland constitutional convention completes its work on a new ruling document for Maryland.