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