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1850
Compromise of 1850 is introduced to congress. Delays the civil war -
November 1851
Herman Melvilles book, Moby Dick is published. -
1852
Harriet Beecher Stowe publishes Uncle toms cabin -
March 4th
Franklin Pierce is sworn as president -
March 31st
Treaty of kanagawa signed -
january
The Panama Railroad opens -
1856
Senator Charles Sumnaorvis beaten with a cane -
1857
James Buchhanan is inaugurated as president -
1859
Isambard Kingdom Brunel who was a british engineer dies -
1860
Abraham Lincoln gives speech at Copper union -
1858
Abraham lincoln hold series of seven debates in illinois