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President Taylor
President Taylor dies and is succeeded by his vice president, Millard Fillmore. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millard_Fillmore#:~:text=A%20former%20U.S.%20representative%20from,death%20of%20President%20Zachary%20Taylor. -
uncle tom cabin
Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin is published. It becomes one of the most influential works to stir anti-slavery sentiments. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/uncle-toms-cabin-is-published -
Franklin Pierce is inaugurated as the 14th president.
By pursuing the recommendations of southern advisers, Pierce a New Englander hoped to ease the divisions that led eventually to the Civil War. https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/presidents/franklin-pierce/ -
Congress passes the Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Kansas-Nebraska Act was passed by the U.S. Congress on May 30, 1854. https://www.historyplace.com/lincoln/kansas.htm#:~:text=The%20Kansas%2DNebraska%20Act%20was,latitude%2036%C2%B030%C2%B4. -
James Buchanan
James Buchanan as the 15th President of the United States was held on Wednesday, March 4, 1857. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inauguration_of_James_Buchanan -
John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry
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Abraham Lincoln is elected president.
It was held on Tuesday, November 6, 1860. In a four-way contest, the Republican Party ticket of Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin emerged triumphantly. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1860_United_States_presidential_election#:~:text=The%201860%20United%20States%20presidential,and%20Hannibal%20Hamlin%20emerged%20triumphant. -
Texas secedes.
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Assassination
Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, was assassinated by well-known stage actor John Wilkes Booth on April 14, 1865. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Abraham_Lincoln -
President Johnson
President Johnson is impeached by the House of Representatives. -
U.S. adopts standard time.
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Grover Cleveland
The first inauguration of Grover Cleveland as the 22nd President of the United States was held on Wednesday, March 4, 1885. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_inauguration_of_Grover_Cleveland -
U.S. acquires American Samoa by treaty with Great Britain and Germany.
The Tripartite Convention of 1899 concluded the Second Samoan Civil War
