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Foreign	Fri, May 16, 1851	The Prussian monarchy begins to crack down on the independent press by reintroducing censorship laws
Religion/Philosophy	Thu, June 19, 1851	Corpus Christi celebrated
Dickinsonian	Thu, June 26, 1851	Dickinson College holds annual commencement ceremonies
Foreign	Tue, July 1, 1851	Great Britain declares Victoria, Australia to be a separate colony
Military/Violent	Sun, August 24, 1851	Cuban adventurer Narciso López departs the United States on an expedition to liberate Cuba
Legal/Political	Thu, August 28, 1851	Spy informs Edward Gorsuch about location of his runaway slaves
Military/Violent	Mon, September 1, 1851	Spanish authorities execute Narciso López in Havana
Legal/Political	Mon, September 8, 1851	Edward Gorsuch arrives in Philadelphia seeking warrants for his runaways
Legal/Political	Tue, September 9, 1851	Vigilance agent follows Gorsuch posse
Legal/Political	Tue, September 9, 1851	Commissioner Ingraham grants warrants for Gorsuch slaves and appoints Kline to head posse
Legal/Political	Wed, September 10, 1851	Gorsuch posse breaks apart over fears about Vigilance Committee spying
Religion/Philosophy	Sat, September 27, 1851	Rosh Hashana
Religion/Philosophy	Mon, October 6, 1851	Yom Kippur
Legal/Political	Wed, October 15, 1851 - Thu, October 16, 1851	Second National Women's Rights Convention held in Worcester, Massachusetts
Foreign	Sat, November 1, 1851	Persian ruler Nasir al-Din Shah Qajar dismisses his liberal prime minister
Legal/Political	Mon, December 1, 1851	The 32nd Congress opens in Washington, DC
Foreign	Tue, December 2, 1851	Louis Napoleon Bonaparte strengthens his power over the French government
Legal/Political	Tue, December 2, 1851 - Mon, August 30, 1852	The 32nd Congress is in session in Washington, DC, sitting from early December, 1851 till late August, 1852
Foreign	Sun, December 21, 1851	The Spanish government closes congress and arrests opponents of the regime
Foreign	Sun, December 21, 1851	Louis Napoleon Bonaparte holds a plebiscite confirming French support for his coup d'etat
Cultural	Wed, December 24, 1851	Fire at the U.S. Capitol destroys valuable books and artifacts
Religion/Philosophy	Mon, December 29, 1851	Young Men's Christian Association in America founded in Boston
Foreign	Wed, December 31, 1851	Austria abolishes the 1849 constitution and restores absolutist monarchy
Foreign	Thu, January 1, 1852	Abolition of slavery in Columbia completed
Foreign	Thu, January 1, 1852	Great Britain and the King of Lagos sign a treaty intended to abolish the Nigerian slave trade
Cultural	Thu, January 1, 1852	First public Bath and Wash House in the United States opens in New York City
Foreign	Sat, January 24, 1852	Military powder magazine explodes in Sweden
Foreign	Mon, February 2, 1852	Queen of Spain survives assassination attempt in Madrid
Foreign	Tue, February 3, 1852	Argentine rebel forces oust dictator Juan Manuel de Rosas
Religion/Philosophy	Wed, February 25, 1852	Ash Wednesday