Events
Leaves of Grass published by Walt WhitmanBleeding Kansas- Proslavery vs Antislavery violenceCharles Summer gives speech against slavery on US Senate FloorSupreme Court rules against Dred Scott CaseJohn Brown is hanged fro treason after leading raid on federal arsenalAbraham Lincoln is elected PresidentSouthern States succeed from UnionFort Sumpter battle begins Civil WarCharles Dickens publishes great expectationsJean Foucalt calculates speed of lightVictor Hugo publishes Les MiserablesLincoln gives Gettysburg AddressNew Orleans Tribune begins to be publishedCivil War endsWinslow Homer paints Prisoners From Front, very popular to AmericansLincoln signs Emancipation ProclamationLincoln assassinatedSlavery abolishedUS buys AlaskaNational Solider's home authorizedAndrew Johnson vetos civil rights billUlysses S Grant elected to officeTreaty of Ft Laramie signedAndrew Johnson impeachedMark Twain publishes The Innocents AbroadUlysses S Grant re-inaugurated as President of the United States
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