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Type	Date Span	Title
Lawmaking/Litigating	Mon, December 4, 1843	The 28th Congress opens in Washington, DC
Lawmaking/Litigating	Tue, December 5, 1843 - Sun, June 16, 1844	The 28th Congress is in session in Washington, DC, sitting from early December, 1843 till mid-June, 1844
Personal	Mon, January 1, 1844	Minty Ross marries John Tubman and becomes Harriet Tubman
Personal	Mon, January 1, 1844	William Still moves to Philadelphia in 1844
Education/Culture	Sun, May 12, 1844	The Masonic College of Missouri opens in Philadelphia, Missouri
Business/Industry	Fri, May 24, 1844	Commercial telegraph service inaugurated in Washington, D.C.
Science/Technology	Sat, May 25, 1844	The first telegraphed news bulletin relays the results of the Oregon question debate to Baltimore
Personal	Thu, May 30, 1844	Andrew Gregg Curtin marries Catherine Irvine Wilson
Lawmaking/Litigating	Mon, June 17, 1844	The 28th Congress ends its first session in Washington, DC
Personal	Sat, July 20, 1844	John H. Addams departs Kreidersville, Pennsylvania for Illinois
Carlisle/Dickinson	Thu, October 17, 1844	John Taylor Cuddy is born near Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Personal	Wed, November 13, 1844	John Wentworth marries Roxanna Marie Loomis
Lawmaking/Litigating	Tue, February 18, 1845	James Buchanan accepts position of Secretary of State
Legal/Political	Tue, March 4, 1845 - Mon, March 3, 1851	David Wilmot serves in the United States House of Representatives
Science/Technology	Sun, May 4, 1845	First iron truss bridge in the nation completed in Pennsylvania
Carlisle/Dickinson	Tue, July 1, 1845	Spencer Fullerton Baird is offered position of honorary professor of natural science at Dickinson College
Lawmaking/Litigating	Mon, December 1, 1845	The 29th Congress of the United States opens in Washington, DC
Lawmaking/Litigating	Tue, December 2, 1845 - Sun, August 9, 1846	The 29th Congress is in session in Washington, DC, sitting from early December, 1845 till mid-August, 1846
Lawmaking/Litigating	Tue, January 6, 1846	House of Representatives passes resolution to end joint occupation of Oregon Territory
Foreign	Wed, January 28, 1846	British troops defeat the Sikh army at the Battle of Aliwal in northern India
Education/Culture	Thu, February 5, 1846	First newspaper on the Pacific Coast published
Foreign	Sat, February 14, 1846	Polish nationalists in Kraków lead a month-long uprising against Russian rule
Foreign	Mon, March 9, 1846	Great Britain and the Sikh kingdom sign the Treaty of Lahore
Foreign	Thu, March 12, 1846	The Polish rebellion against Russia comes to an end
Military/Violent	Sat, March 28, 1846	General Taylor leads American troops into the disputed border area, across from the Mexican town of Matamoros
Military/Violent	Sat, April 4, 1846	Mexico begins preparing troops for a possible war with the United States.
Legal/Political	Mon, April 6, 1846	Dred and Harriet Scott sue Irene Emerson in the Missouri circuit court at St. Louis
Religion/Philosophy	Wed, April 15, 1846	Mormon migration from Nauvoo, Illinois to Council Bluffs, Iowa
Military/Violent	Sun, April 26, 1846	General Taylor tells Congress that hostilities with Mexicans have commenced
Military/Violent	Sun, May 3, 1846	Mexican troops attack Fort Texas, a U.S. outpost in disputed border area