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Type	Date Span	Title
Foreign	Fri, December 16, 1853	Mexican president Antonio López de Santa Anna closes congress and abolishes all political parties
Foreign	Mon, February 27, 1854	Britain demands that all Russian troops be withdrawn from the Crimea
Foreign	Wed, March 1, 1854	Mexican troops rebel against President Antonio López de Santa Anna and call for liberal reforms
Religion/Philosophy	Wed, March 1, 1854	Ash Wednesday
Foreign	Mon, March 13, 1854	In Mexico, Juan N. Alvarez assumes control of the Restorer of Liberty Army
Cultural	Wed, March 15, 1854	The United States Inebriate Asylum is organized in New York
Cultural	Fri, March 17, 1854	Worcester, Massachusetts purchases park land for public use
Foreign	Mon, March 27, 1854	Crimean War begins in earnest, as France declares war on Russia
Foreign	Tue, March 28, 1854	Britain declares war on Russia and joins France in sending troops to the Crimea
US/the World	Fri, March 31, 1854	Japan and the United States sign the Treaty of Kanagawa, the first ever between the two nations
Battles/Soldiers	Tue, April 4, 1854	William Walker and his fellow filibusters leave Baja California for Sonora
Religion/Philosophy	Sun, April 9, 1854	Palm Sunday
Religion/Philosophy	Thu, April 13, 1854	Passover begins
Religion/Philosophy	Sun, April 16, 1854	Easter Sunday
Religion/Philosophy	Sun, April 16, 1854	Good Friday
Foreign	Thu, April 20, 1854	Mexican dictator Antonio López de Santa Anna launches a six-day siege of Acapulco
Religion/Philosophy	Thu, April 20, 1854	Passover ends
Education/Culture	Sat, April 29, 1854	First university for African-Americans incorporated in Pennsylvania
Military/Violent	Mon, May 8, 1854	William Walker is driven from Mexico and taken into custody by the U.S. military
Slavery/Abolition	Wed, May 24, 1854	Anthony Burns is arrested in Boston as a fugitive slave
Legal/Political	Fri, May 26, 1854	Abolitionists meet at Faneuil Hall, Boston to protest the arrest of Anthony Burns
Business/Industry	Tue, June 6, 1854	New York Clearing House Association founded in New York City
Religion/Philosophy	Wed, June 7, 1854	International convention of the Y.M.C.A. held in Boston, Massachusetts
Cultural	Sat, June 10, 1854	The U. S. Naval Academy graduates its first four year class
Cultural	Tue, June 13, 1854	Yung Wing graduates from Yale, first Chinese graduate in the United States
Legal/Political	Wed, June 14, 1854	The United States appoints its first entomologist
Religion/Philosophy	Thu, June 15, 1854	Corpus Christi celebrated
Battles/Soldiers	Wed, June 28, 1854	Gaston Raousset begins a second filibustering incursion into northern Mexico
Dickinsonian	Thu, July 13, 1854	Dickinson College holds annual commencement ceremonies
Foreign	Mon, July 31, 1854	Mexican General José María Yáñez captures French filibuster Gaston Raousset