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May 24 – Pottawatomie massacre: A group of followers of radical abolitionist John Brown kill 5 homesteaders in Franklin County, Kansas. June 2 – Battle of Black Jack: Antislavery forces, led by John Brown, defeat proslavery forces in Bleeding Kansas.
- 1856 in the United States
November 4 – U.S. presidential election, 1856: Democrat...
- 1856 United States presidential election
The 1856 United States presidential election was the 18th...
- 1856 in the United Kingdom
5 March – fire destroys Covent Garden Theatre in London. [4]...
- Battle of Seattle
The Battle of Seattle was a January 26, 1856 attack by...
- 1856 in the United States
Jul 9, 2019 · Quick Facts. Close. Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1856. March 30: Treaty of Paris (1856) May 22: Charles Sumner is caned on the floor of the Senate. Events. January–March. January 8 – Borax deposits are discovered in large quantities by John Veatch in California.
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1856 was a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar, the 1856th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 856th year of the 2nd millennium, the 56th year of the 19th century, and the 7th year of the 1850s decade. As of the start of 1856, the ...
