Apr 03 In the United States, the Pony Express mail delivery system starts its service
Nov 06 Abraham Lincoln (R-Ill-Rep) elected 16th President
Nov 23 With the "Banking Panic" of 1857 stretching into another decade and showing few signs of lifting, the New York Clearing House moved to offer help on this day, the Clearing House handed out its first loan, issuing $7.375 million worth of certificates to the nation's ailing banks.
Nov 23 With the "Banking Panic" of 1857 stretching into another decade and showing few signs of lifting, the New York Clearing House moved to offer help: on this day, the Clearing House handed out its first loan, issuing $7.375 million worth of certificates to the nation's ailing banks.
Dec 20 South Carolina secedes from the American Union, and joined the Confederacy
Dec 17 Anaheim Township created in Los Angeles County
Dec 26 Maiden voyage of first steamship owned by 1 man (C Vanderbilt)
Dec 20 SC votes 169-0 for Ordinance of Secession, first state to secede
May 16 Republican convention (Chicago) selects Abraham Lincoln candidate
May 18 Republican Party nominates Abraham Lincoln for president
May 26 Garibaldi occupies Palermo Italy
Jul 19 The railroad reaches Kansas
Jul 09 Temperature hits 115ø F in Ft Scott & 112ø F in Topeka Kansas
Jul 25 The first US intercollegiate billard match (Harvard vs Yales)
Jun 23 Congress establishes the Government Printing Office
Jun 03 Comanche, Iowa completely destroyed by 1 of a series of tornadoes
Jun 15 The first White settlement in Idaho (Franklin)
Jun 23 US Secret Service created
Jun 07 Workmen start laying track for Market Street Railroad, SF
Jan 28 Britain formally returns Mosquito Coast to Nicaragua
Jan 01 Slavery ends of in Netherlands Indies
Jan 20 Dutch troops conquer Watampone in Celebes
Jan 01 Slavery ends of in Netherlands Indies
Jan 29 American College established in Rome by Pope Pius IX
Oct 08 Telegraph line between LA and SF opens
