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Abt 1853 - 1860 (~ 7 years)

	Date	Event(s)
1	1613	21 Feb 1613—15 Mar 1917: The Romanov Dynasty, the last imperial dynasty to rule Russia, begins when 16 year old Mikhail Romanov is elected as Czar.Russiapedia Hillwood
2	1837	20 Jun 1837—22 Jan 1901: Victoria. Ruler of England 1837-1901. House of Hanover: Daughter of Edward, 4th son of George III; married (1840) her cousin Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, who became Prince Consort.HistoricUK
3	1853	1 Apr 1853: The first professional U. S. fire department is established in Cincinnati, Ohio.CFD CO.gov 21 May 1853: The first public aquarium opens in Regent's Park in London.GoogleBooks TheTimes 30 Dec 1853: Land, currently in Arizona and New Mexico, is bought from Mexico, known as the Gadsen Purchase.Avalon USNA
4	1854	28 Mar 1854—1 Apr 1856: Britain and France declare war on Russia beginning their involvement in the Crimean War.SLSA HK 29 Apr 1854: The Ashmun Institute, the first black college, is chartered in Pennsylvania.Lincoln Columbia
5	1855	28 Jan 1855: A train runs from the Atlantic Ocean across the Isthmus of Panama to the Pacific Ocean for the first time.PCM SBH&RM 8 Mar 1855: The first train crosses the Niagara Railway Suspension Bridge, the first such bridge in the U. S..NFT NG 2 Jun 1855: The Portland Rum Riot begins.MHS NEHS
6	1856	22 May 1856: Preston Brooks, a Congressman from South Carolina, savagely beats Massachusetts Senator Charles Sumner in the halls of Congress as tensions rise over the expansion of slavery.USHouse USHistory 21 Aug 1856: Connecticut's Charter Oak dies after high winds knock it down.CTHist CTJud 4 Nov 1856: James Buchanan Jr. is elected the 15th president of the United States of America, 1857 - 1861.USEA LoC
7	1857	23 Mar 1857: Elisha Otis installs the first modern passenger elevator in a public building, at a department store in New York City.W I R E D TIME 19 May 1857: An electromagnetic fire alarm telegraph system is patented by William Channing of Boston and Moses Farmer of Salem, Massachusetts.SI GP
8	1858	30 Mar 1858: The first pencil with a built-in eraser is patented.Haaretz GAF 11 May 1858: Minnesota becomes a state.ThoughtCo 50States.com 16 Jun 1858: Abraham Lincoln kicks off his bid for the U. S. Senate with what will come to be known as the "House Divided" speech.PBS NPS 29 Oct 1858: A store opens at the confluence of Cherry Creek and the South Platte River, soon to be named "Denver".History.com KEKB 22 Nov 1858: Denver, Colorado is founded.UN-L Denver
9	1859	14 Feb 1859: Oregon becomes a state.ThoughtCo 50States.com 21 Mar 1859: The charter is approved and signed for the first zoo in the U. S..PhillyMag AZA 12 Jul 1859: The paper bag machine is patented by William Goodale.CLS-LII GooglePatents 27 Aug 1859: The first successful oil well is drilled in Titusville, Pennsylvania.AOGHS DWM&P 16 Oct 1859: Abolitionist John Brown and several followers seize the United States Armory and Arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia.LoC USNA 24 Nov 1859: Charles Darwin publishes his groundbreaking volume, "On the Origin of Species".Literature.org NSF
10	1860	22 Feb 1860: More than 20,000 shoemakers go on strike in Lynn, Massachusetts.MassMoments PEM 3 Apr 1860—26 Oct 1861: The Pony Express mail delivery service is established.PX NPX 29 Jun 1860: The final stone is laid completing the Minot's Ledge Lighthouse, still in use today.US-L H2G2 18 Jul 1860: The first photographs of a solar eclipse are taken.HA EclipseMaps 6 Nov 1860: Abraham Lincoln is elected the 16th president of the United States of America, 1861 - 1865.SIMag LoC 20 Dec 1860: Confederate States begin to secede from the Union.Tulane SI