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