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Type	Date Span	Title
Foreign	Sun, March 27, 1859	In Mexico, General Miramón withdraws his Conservative forces surrounding the Liberal capital of Vera Cruz
Lawmaking/Litigating	Mon, March 28, 1859	A referendum in Kansas confirms the legislature's call for a constitutional convention
Crime/Disasters	Mon, March 28, 1859	Steamboat collision on the Ohio River kills forty-two people
Education/Culture	Mon, March 28, 1859	Brahms' First Serenade for Orchestra premieres at Hamburg in northern Germany
Science/Technology	Tue, March 29, 1859	The Cochituate Aqueduct that provides water to Boston gives way
Legal/Political	Wed, March 30, 1859	Federal Judge Cradlebaugh protests the Governor's order to remove U.S. troops aiding his court in Provo, Utah
US/the World	Fri, April 1, 1859	In London, Parliament defeats a key Conservative bill for reform and the Government resigns the next day
Crime/Disasters	Fri, April 1, 1859	Clipper ship bound for Liverpool from Australia hits an iceberg
Personal	Fri, April 1, 1859	John Brown speaks at the Concord Town Hall
Slavery/Abolition	Fri, April 1, 1859	Alleged fugitive slave arrested in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and sent that evening to Philadelphia
US/the World	Fri, April 1, 1859	In Spain, a woefully abortive Carlist attempt is made to overthrow the Spanish throne
Cultural	Mon, April 4, 1859	John Morrissey officially relinquishes his U.S. heavyweight boxing title and retires from the ring
Lawmaking/Litigating	Mon, April 4, 1859	The trial of Congressman Daniel Sickles for the murder of Philip Barton Key begins in Washington D.C.
Legal/Political	Mon, April 4, 1859 - Tue, April 5, 1859	The fugitive slave case of Daniel Dangerfield from Harrisburg causes popular excitement in Philadelphia
Education/Culture	Mon, April 4, 1859	Daniel Decatur Emmett's "Dixie" premieres in New York City
Lawmaking/Litigating	Tue, April 5, 1859 - Sat, April 9, 1859	The murder trial of Congressman Daniel Sickles of New York continues in Washington D.C.
Lawmaking/Litigating	Tue, April 5, 1859	Massachusetts legislates milk inspections
Legal/Political	Tue, April 5, 1859	The first trial of the Oberlin-Wellington slave rescuers opens in federal court in Cleveland, Ohio
Crime/Disasters	Wed, April 6, 1859	Dozens of miners are drowned when a mine floods in South Wales
Slavery/Abolition	Wed, April 6, 1859	In Philadelphia, the U.S. Commissioner frees Harrisburg alleged fugitive slave Daniel Dangerfield
Legal/Political	Wed, April 6, 1859 - Thu, April 14, 1859	The federal trial of Oberlin-Wellington rescuer Simeon Bushnell continues in Cleveland, Ohio
US/the World	Thu, April 7, 1859	The United States recognizes the Liberal government of Benito Juarez in Mexico
Education/Culture	Thu, April 7, 1859	Walter Camp born in New Britain, Connecticut
Foreign	Fri, April 8, 1859	Tatya Tope, one of the last leaders of the Indian Rebellion, is captured in north central India
Foreign	Sat, April 9, 1859	The Austrian Empire mobilizes in response to the war preparations of Piedmont-Sardinia
Lawmaking/Litigating	Mon, April 11, 1859 - Sat, April 16, 1859	The murder trial of Congressman Daniel Sickles of New York continues in Washington D.C.
Education/Culture	Tue, April 12, 1859	Detroit hosts world championship billiards match
Legal/Political	Tue, April 12, 1859	Lord Lyons, the new British Ambassador, presents his credentials to President Buchanan in Washington
Crime/Disasters	Thu, April 14, 1859	Courteous Spanish diplomat commits suicide in Blenheim Park in England
US/the World	Thu, April 14, 1859	Angered at Washington's recognition of Juarez, the Conservative Government in Mexico expels all U.S. consular officers