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Legal/Political	Tue, December 3, 1878 - Thu, December 19, 1878	The third session of the 45th Congress is sitting in Washington, DC
Legal/Political	Mon, December 2, 1878	The third session of the 45th Congress opens in Washington, DC
Personal	Thu, June 27, 1878	Sidney Breese dies in Pinkneyville, Illinois
Legal/Political	Thu, June 20, 1878	The second session of the 45th Congress closes in Washington, DC
Education/Culture	Fri, May 17, 1878	Spencer Fullerton Baird is appointed secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
Personal	Sat, March 9, 1878	Charles Lush Wilson dies in San Antonio, Texas
Legal/Political	Sat, January 12, 1878 - Wed, June 19, 1878	The second session of the 45th Congress is sitting in Washington, DC from early January to mid-June, 1878
Legal/Political	Fri, January 11, 1878	The second session of the 45th Congress returns from its holiday season recess
Legal/Political	Thu, December 20, 1877 - Thu, January 10, 1878	The second session of the 45th Congress is in its traditional holiday recess till January 11, 1878
Legal/Political	Wed, December 19, 1877	The second session of the 45th Congress breaks for the holiday season
Legal/Political	Mon, December 3, 1877	The first session of the 45th Congress closes in Washington, DC and the second session opens the same day
Personal	Sat, November 3, 1877	Lyman Trumbull marries Mary Ingraham in Saybrook, Connecticut
Legal/Political	Tue, October 16, 1877 - Sun, December 2, 1877	The first session of the 45th Congress is sitting in Washington, DC
Legal/Political	Mon, October 15, 1877	The 45th Congress opens in Washington, DC
Legal/Political	Mon, March 5, 1877	David Davis resigns from the Supreme Court
Legal/Political	Sun, March 4, 1877 - Sat, March 3, 1883	David Davis serves in the United States Senate
Legal/Political	Sat, March 3, 1877	The 44th Congress ends its second session and finishes its term in Washington, DC
Legal/Political	Tue, December 5, 1876 - Fri, March 2, 1877	The 44th Congress is sitting in its second session in Washington, DC between early December, 1876 and early March, 1877
Legal/Political	Mon, December 4, 1876	The 44th Congress opens its second session in Washington, DC
Legal/Political	Sat, August 19, 1876	The sitting Speaker of the House dies after a long illness
Legal/Political	Tue, August 15, 1876	In Washington, DC, the 44th Congress ends its first session
Personal	Mon, June 5, 1876	Usher Ferguson Linder dies in Chicago, Illinois
Education/Culture	Wed, May 10, 1876 - Fri, November 10, 1876	The Centennial Exposition runs in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Legal/Political	Fri, January 7, 1876 - Mon, August 14, 1876	The 44th Congress is in session in Washington, DC between early January and mid-August, 1876
Legal/Political	Thu, January 6, 1876	The 44th Congress returns from its holiday recess
Legal/Political	Tue, December 21, 1875 - Wed, January 5, 1876	The 44th Congress is in its holiday recess
Legal/Political	Tue, December 7, 1875 - Mon, December 20, 1875	The 44th Congress is sitting in Washington, DC
Legal/Political	Mon, December 6, 1875	The 44th Congress opens in Washington, DC
Legal/Political	Thu, March 4, 1875 - Sat, March 3, 1877	John Courts Bagby serves in the United States House of Representatives
Legal/Political	Wed, March 3, 1875	In Washington, DC, the 43rd Congress ends its second session and finishes its term