| Foreign |
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Jews in Hungary gain the right to marry without state permission |
| Cultural |
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The fifteen year old Sarah Bernhardt enters the Paris Conservatory |
| Lawmaking/Litigating |
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Governor Wise takes over the Winchester and Potomac Railroad in preparation for the execution of John Brown |
| Legal/Political |
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End of the Fiscal Year |
| Campaigns/Elections |
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Abraham Lincoln gives a speech in Elwood at the start of a five day speaking tour in Kansas |
| Crime/Disasters |
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The number of prisoners in Indiana state prisons reaches a peak |
| Legal/Political |
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John Brown writes his last letter to his family |
| Legal/Political |
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South Carolina statehouse raises the idea of a "Southern Confederacy" |
| Education/Culture |
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The French Opera House opens in New Orleans |
| Lawmaking/Litigating |
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Pennsylvania has a public debt of more than thirty-eight million dollars |
| Crime/Disasters |
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Two merchant vessels collide in the Straits of Mackinaw in Michigan and five seaman are lost |
| Crime/Disasters |
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Small passenger ship bound for New Haven sunk in early morning collision |
| Personal |
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Virginia executes John Brown |
| Campaigns/Elections |
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Abraham Lincoln tests his speech on slavery during a visit to Atchison, Kansas |
| Campaigns/Elections |
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Abraham Lincoln finishes his five day speaking tour in Kansas with two speeches in Leavenworth |
| Lawmaking/Litigating |
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The U.S. Post Office in Virginia City, Nevada is established |
| Religion/Philosophy |
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First Sunday in Advent |
| Business/Industry |
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The Italian Committee of New York visits Samuel Colt seeking arms for Garibaldi |
| Lawmaking/Litigating |
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The 36th Congress opens in Washington, DC |
| Lawmaking/Litigating |
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Members of the House of Representatives meet to elect a Speaker |
| Campaigns/Elections |
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Militia called out to ensure a peaceful mayoral election in New York City |
| Campaigns/Elections |
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Charles Robinson elected governor of Kansas in first election held under the Wyandotte Constitution |
| Lawmaking/Litigating |
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The 36th U.S. Congress is in session in Washington, D.C. |
| Campaigns/Elections |
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Abraham Lincoln leaves for home after his short Kansas speaking tour |
| Personal |
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Thomas De Quincey, the English author and opium eater, dies in Edinburgh |
| Crime/Disasters |
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A heavy earthquake strikes San Salvador in Central America |
| Religion/Philosophy |
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The Episcopal Church moves to establish itself in the Hawaiian Islands |
| Crime/Disasters |
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Heavy earthquake after-shocks felt in San Salvador |
| Legal/Political |
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Mayor of Philadelphia warns of rioting should abolitionist speech go ahead |
| Education/Culture |
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Ateneo de Manila University is founded in the Philippines |
