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US/the World	Mon, May 25, 1846	Louis Napoleon Bonaparte escapes from prison in France
Religion/Philosophy	Thu, May 21, 1846	Trinity Church is dedicated in New York City
Battles/Soldiers	Mon, May 18, 1846	General Taylor's forces occupy Matamoros
Lawmaking/Litigating	Wed, May 13, 1846	Congress declares war with Mexico following attacks on US forces in disputed Texas border areas
Battles/Soldiers	Sat, May 9, 1846	General Taylor gains celebrity with early victory against Mexicans at Resaca de la Palma
Military/Violent	Fri, May 8, 1846	U.S. forces defeat a large Mexican contingent at Palo Alto in Texas
Military/Violent	Sun, May 3, 1846	Mexican troops attack Fort Texas, a U.S. outpost in disputed border area
Military/Violent	Sun, April 26, 1846	General Taylor tells Congress that hostilities with Mexicans have commenced
Religion/Philosophy	Wed, April 15, 1846	Mormon migration from Nauvoo, Illinois to Council Bluffs, Iowa
Legal/Political	Mon, April 6, 1846	Dred and Harriet Scott sue Irene Emerson in the Missouri circuit court at St. Louis
Military/Violent	Sat, April 4, 1846	Mexico begins preparing troops for a possible war with the United States.
Military/Violent	Sat, March 28, 1846	General Taylor leads American troops into the disputed border area, across from the Mexican town of Matamoros
Foreign	Thu, March 12, 1846	The Polish rebellion against Russia comes to an end
Foreign	Mon, March 9, 1846	Great Britain and the Sikh kingdom sign the Treaty of Lahore
Foreign	Sat, February 14, 1846	Polish nationalists in Kraków lead a month-long uprising against Russian rule
Education/Culture	Thu, February 5, 1846	First newspaper on the Pacific Coast published
Foreign	Wed, January 28, 1846	British troops defeat the Sikh army at the Battle of Aliwal in northern India
Lawmaking/Litigating	Tue, January 6, 1846	House of Representatives passes resolution to end joint occupation of Oregon Territory
Lawmaking/Litigating	Tue, December 2, 1845 - Sun, August 9, 1846	The 29th Congress is in session in Washington, DC, sitting from early December, 1845 till mid-August, 1846
Lawmaking/Litigating	Mon, December 1, 1845	The 29th Congress of the United States opens in Washington, DC
Carlisle/Dickinson	Tue, July 1, 1845	Spencer Fullerton Baird is offered position of honorary professor of natural science at Dickinson College
Science/Technology	Sun, May 4, 1845	First iron truss bridge in the nation completed in Pennsylvania
Legal/Political	Tue, March 4, 1845 - Mon, March 3, 1851	David Wilmot serves in the United States House of Representatives
Lawmaking/Litigating	Tue, February 18, 1845	James Buchanan accepts position of Secretary of State
Personal	Wed, November 13, 1844	John Wentworth marries Roxanna Marie Loomis
Carlisle/Dickinson	Thu, October 17, 1844	John Taylor Cuddy is born near Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Personal	Sat, July 20, 1844	John H. Addams departs Kreidersville, Pennsylvania for Illinois
Lawmaking/Litigating	Mon, June 17, 1844	The 28th Congress ends its first session in Washington, DC
Personal	Thu, May 30, 1844	Andrew Gregg Curtin marries Catherine Irvine Wilson
Science/Technology	Sat, May 25, 1844	The first telegraphed news bulletin relays the results of the Oregon question debate to Baltimore