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Type	Date Span	Title
Lawmaking/Litigating	Mon, December 3, 1855	The 34th Congress opens in Washington, DC
Legal/Political	Tue, December 4, 1855 - Sun, August 17, 1856	The 34th Congress is in session in Washington, DC, sitting from early December, 1855 till mid-August, 1857
Personal	Wed, December 12, 1855	Shelby Moore Cullom marries Hanna M. Fisher
Science/Technology	Sat, December 22, 1855	First day of Winter
Foreign	Fri, December 28, 1855	Austria threatens to join the war effort against Russia
Business/Industry	Tue, January 8, 1856	Borax is discovered in Northern California
Religion/Philosophy	Wed, February 6, 1856	Ash Wednesday
Science/Technology	Sun, February 10, 1856	First Sunday in Lent
Education/Culture	Mon, February 18, 1856	Attempt to portray a live horse race in a stage play ends in disaster in New York City
Campaigns/Elections	Mon, February 18, 1856	American Party nominates Millard Fillmore for president
Foreign	Mon, February 18, 1856	Ottoman Empire issues reform law promoting religious freedom
Campaigns/Elections	Fri, February 22, 1856	The Republican Party holds its first national meeting
Lawmaking/Litigating	Thu, March 20, 1856	The Wisconsin State Supreme Court declares Governor William Barstow removed from office
Science/Technology	Thu, March 20, 1856	First day of Spring
Lawmaking/Litigating	Fri, March 21, 1856	Wisconsin Governor William Barstow resigns after State Supreme Court ruling
Religion/Philosophy	Sun, March 23, 1856	Easter Sunday
Foreign	Sun, March 30, 1856	Treaty of Paris ends Crimean War and guarantees the territorial boundaries of the Ottoman Empire
Crime/Disasters	Tue, April 15, 1856	Riot in Panama over the theft of a slice of watermelon claims the lives of fifteen foreigners
Military/Violent	Tue, April 15, 1856	In Panama, a minor scuffle between an American sailor and a local fruit vendor turns violent
US/the World	Wed, April 16, 1856	European powers agree to Declaration of Paris on foreign shipping during times of war
Religion/Philosophy	Sun, April 20, 1856	Passover begins
Business/Industry	Mon, April 21, 1856	First railroad bridge across the Mississippi River completed
Religion/Philosophy	Sun, April 27, 1856	Passover ends
Religion/Philosophy	Sun, May 11, 1856	Whitsunday or Pentecost
Military/Violent	Thu, May 15, 1856	U.S. recognizes new Nicaraguan government under the influence of William Walker
Science/Technology	Tue, May 20, 1856	The first telegraph ticker to print words patented in New York City
Religion/Philosophy	Thu, May 22, 1856	Corpus Christi celebrated
Military/Violent	Fri, May 23, 1856 - Sat, May 24, 1856	John Brown attacks a proslavery community close to the Pottawatomie Creek in Kansas
Campaigns/Elections	Tue, June 17, 1856	The Republican Party convention opens in Philadelphia
Science/Technology	Sat, June 21, 1856	First day of Summer