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Type	Date Span	Title
Personal	Fri, November 26, 1858	Katherine Mary Drexel born in Philadelphia
Religion/Philosophy	Sun, November 28, 1858	First Sunday in Advent
Lawmaking/Litigating	Mon, December 6, 1858	The second session of the 35th Congress opens in Washington, DC
Lawmaking/Litigating	Mon, December 6, 1858 - Wed, December 22, 1858	The second session of the 35th Congress is sitting in Washington, DC
Foreign	Wed, December 15, 1858	Miguel Miramón and Mexican conservatives win a series of battles against liberals in the western state of Jalisco
Slavery/Abolition	Mon, December 20, 1858 - Tue, December 21, 1858	John Brown liberates slaves from three Missouri farms
Foreign	Tue, December 21, 1858	Napoleon II pardons Montalembert for his libel conviction
Science/Technology	Tue, December 21, 1858	First day of Winter
Personal	Tue, December 21, 1858	John Brown returns to Kansas with slaves liberated in Missouri
Personal	Wed, December 22, 1858	Giacomo Puccini born in Tuscany
Religion/Philosophy	Wed, December 22, 1858	Sir Moses Montefiore travels to Rome to attempt the return of Edgardo Montara to his Jewish parents
Lawmaking/Litigating	Thu, December 23, 1858	The second session of the 35th Congress adjourns for its ten day holiday recess
Foreign	Thu, December 23, 1858	Alexander, ruler of Serbia, is forced to abdicate
Lawmaking/Litigating	Fri, December 24, 1858 - Tue, January 4, 1859	The second session of the 35th Congress is in its ten day holiday recess until January 5, 1859
Personal	Sun, December 26, 1858	James Gadsden dies in Charleston, South Carolina
US/the World	Sat, January 1, 1859	Napoleon III hints at coming war with Austria
Crime/Disasters	Sat, January 1, 1859	Engine-house in Worcester, Massachusetts demolished in a gas explosion
Cultural	Sun, January 2, 1859	Erastus Beadle publishes his "Dime Book of Practical Etiquette"
Science/Technology	Mon, January 3, 1859	The trustees of the Dudley Observatory in Albany, New York reclaim the premises from its scientific staff
Legal/Political	Mon, January 3, 1859	Stephen Douglas ends a three day visit to New York City and leaves for Philadelphia
Legal/Political	Mon, January 3, 1859 - Tue, January 11, 1859	The Patent Office assembles an "Advisory Board for Agriculture" in Washington D.C.
Crime/Disasters	Mon, January 3, 1859 - Tue, January 4, 1859	Heavy snowstorm in New York City and across the north-eastern United States
Crime/Disasters	Mon, January 3, 1859	Fire destroys the new Catholic Cathedral of Montreal in Canada
Foreign	Tue, January 4, 1859	Emperor of Austria responds to French Emperor as relations worsen over Italy
Campaigns/Elections	Tue, January 4, 1859	New Hampshire Republicans hold their state nominating convention
Religion/Philosophy	Tue, January 4, 1859	Annual "renting of the pews" at Rev. Beecher's Plymouth Church in Brooklyn brings record return
Lawmaking/Litigating	Tue, January 4, 1859	The second session of the 35th Congress returns from its ten day holiday recess
Lawmaking/Litigating	Tue, January 4, 1859	The United States Senate occupies its new chamber at the Capitol
Campaigns/Elections	Wed, January 5, 1859	Illinois legislature reelects Douglas to the US Senate
Lawmaking/Litigating	Wed, January 5, 1859 - Wed, March 2, 1859	The second session of the 35th U.S. Congress is sitting between early January and early March, 1859