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Type	Date Span	Title
Dickinsonian	Thu, July 14, 1859	Dickinson College holds annual commencement ceremonies
Lawmaking/Litigating	Thu, July 14, 1859	Nevada settlers elect a slate of delegates to frame a territorial constitution
Business/Industry	Sun, July 17, 1859	The sternwheeler "Chippewa" reaches to within twelve miles of Fort Benton on the Upper Missouri
US/the World	Sun, July 17, 1859	Estafania, Queen of Portugal, dies of diptheria in Lisbon, aged twenty-two
Lawmaking/Litigating	Mon, July 18, 1859 - Wed, July 27, 1859	Nevada delegates meet to frame a constitution for their unorganized territory
Cultural	Thu, July 21, 1859 - Fri, July 22, 1859	William Wordsworth's private library of three thousand volumes sold at auction in England
Science/Technology	Tue, July 26, 1859	Baltimore's first regular streetcar service goes into operation
Lawmaking/Litigating	Fri, July 29, 1859	The Wyandotte Convention completes and signs the new Kansas State Constitution
Personal	Sat, July 30, 1859	Richard Rush, former Secretary of the Treasury, dies in Philadelphia
Education/Culture	Mon, August 1, 1859	Horace Greeley arrives in Sacramento on his tour of the West
Legal/Political	Mon, August 1, 1859	New England Colored Citizens' Convention opens in Boston
Education/Culture	Mon, August 1, 1859	New York City enjoys unseasonal and comfortable summer weather
Business/Industry	Tue, August 2, 1859 - Thu, August 4, 1859	The American Dental Association meets in Niagara Falls
Personal	Tue, August 2, 1859	Horace Mann dies in Yellow Springs, Ohio at age sixty-three
Science/Technology	Wed, August 3, 1859	The American Scientific Association meets in Springfield, Massachusetts
Education/Culture	Wed, August 3, 1859	Amid great ceremony, the cornerstone is laid for the National Monument at Plymouth Rock
Education/Culture	Wed, August 3, 1859 - Thu, August 4, 1859	Sixth annual international cricket match is played between the United States and Canada
Battles/Soldiers	Thu, August 4, 1859	Major Lewis Armistead and his men defeat a party of hostile Indians in the Mojave region of California
Education/Culture	Fri, August 5, 1859	Advocates for women's rights meet in Poughkeepsie, New York
Foreign	Sat, August 6, 1859	Representatives of Austria, France, and Piedmont-Sardinia meet in Zurich to negotiate a permanent end to the war in Italy
Crime/Disasters	Sat, August 6, 1859	Explosions at an Irish gunpowder mill kill five and cause widespread damage
Science/Technology	Mon, August 8, 1859	The American Scientific Association concludes its annual meeting in Springfield, Massachusetts
Education/Culture	Thu, August 11, 1859	The National Teacher's Association are meeting for their annual conference in Washington, DC
Crime/Disasters	Fri, August 12, 1859	Fire causes heavy damage in Lawrence, Massachusetts
Crime/Disasters	Sat, August 13, 1859	Inmate burns the Massachusetts State Reform School at Westboro to the ground
Battles/Soldiers	Sun, August 14, 1859	U.S. Army in action against hostile Indians in Utah Territory
Crime/Disasters	Mon, August 15, 1859 - Thu, August 18, 1859	Mount Hood in Oregon in volcanic eruption
Crime/Disasters	Mon, August 15, 1859	First Dragoons from Fort Crook in California in chase and fight with hostile Indians
Foreign	Fri, August 26, 1859	Final resistance to the Russian conquest of the Caucasus ends with the capture of Chechen leader Shamil
Science/Technology	Sun, August 28, 1859 - Mon, August 29, 1859	A remarkable display of the Northern Lights is seen in Europe and North America