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Type	Date Span	Title
Military/Violent	Sat, June 28, 1856	William Walker is elected president of Nicaragua
Dickinsonian	Thu, July 10, 1856	Dickinson College holds annual commencement ceremonies
Foreign	Sat, July 12, 1856	Austria forgives Hungarian rebels for their role in 1848 revolution
Legal/Political	Mon, August 18, 1856	The 34th Congress ends its first session in Washington, DC
Science/Technology	Tue, August 19, 1856	Gail Borden receives his patent for the production of commercial condensed milk
Legal/Political	Thu, August 21, 1856	The 34th Congress begins a ten day special session in Washington, DC
Legal/Political	Fri, August 22, 1856 - Fri, August 29, 1856	The House and the Senate are both sitting in a special session that will last till the end of the month
Legal/Political	Sat, August 30, 1856	The special session of both houses of Congress adjourns in Washington, DC
Personal	Mon, September 1, 1856	John Brown's 1856 daguerreotype image captured in Kansas
Foreign	Sun, September 7, 1856	Alexander II is crowned as Emperor of the Russian Empire
Legal/Political	Wed, September 10, 1856	John White Geary officially takes up his position as Territorial Governor of Kansas
Campaigns/Elections	Fri, September 12, 1856	Political riot in Baltimore kills two
Foreign	Mon, September 15, 1856	Spanish Prime Minister Enrique O'Donnell attempts to restore liberal constitution
Campaigns/Elections	Wed, September 17, 1856	Whig National Convention opens in Baltimore
Campaigns/Elections	Thu, September 18, 1856	Millard Fillmore nominated as Whig candidate for President in Baltimore
Slavery/Abolition	Mon, September 22, 1856	William Walker's filibuster government in Nicaragua repeals the abolition of slavery in that country
Science/Technology	Mon, September 22, 1856	First day of Autumn
Personal	Fri, September 26, 1856	George Steers, famous maritime designer, dies in Brooklyn, New York, aged 35
Foreign	Wed, October 8, 1856	A dispute over a British vessel sailing in Chinese waters leads to the second Anglo-Chinese War
Campaigns/Elections	Wed, October 8, 1856	Serious rioting disrupts the municipal elections in Baltimore
Religion/Philosophy	Thu, October 9, 1856	Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement
Crime/Disasters	Sun, October 12, 1856	A serious earthquake rocks most of the eastern Mediterranean
Personal	Sun, October 19, 1856	William Sprague, former Rhode Island governor and senator, dies in Providence
Personal	Sun, October 26, 1856 - Wed, January 1, 1862	Moncure Conway serves as minister at Unitarian Church in Cincinnati, Ohio
Crime/Disasters	Mon, October 27, 1856	Hurricane strikes the Philippine Island of Luzon
Crime/Disasters	Mon, October 27, 1856	Gale-force winds pound Lake Michigan
Crime/Disasters	Fri, October 31, 1856	Snowstorms hit western New York State
Crime/Disasters	Sun, November 2, 1856	Collision at sea sinks French steamer with significant loss of life
Campaigns/Elections	Tue, November 4, 1856	James Buchanan is elected President
Crime/Disasters	Sat, November 8, 1856	Massive fire in Syracuse, New York