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Centuries: Year in Review 19th Century

Centuries: Year in Review 19th Century (18th century - 19th century - 20th century)

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18th century - 19th century - 20th century

Decades: 1810s 1820s 1830s 1840s 1850s - 1860s - 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s

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Decades: 1790s - 1800s - 1810s - 1820s - 1830s - 1840s - 1850s - 1860s - 1870s - 1880s - 1890s - 1900s

1856 1857 1858 1859 1860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866

Years: 1856 1857 1858 1859 1860 - 1861 - 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866

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*Abraham Lincoln becomes 16th president of the United States

*Abraham Lincoln succeeds James Buchanan as President of the United States of America

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* Change of emperor of the Ottoman Empire from [Abdulmecid I]? (1839-1861) to [Abdulaziz I]? (1861-1876)

* Change of emperor of the Ottoman Empire from Abd-ul-Mejid (1839-1861) to Abd-ul-Aziz (1861-1876)

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Centuries: Year in Review 19th Century (18th century - 19th century - 20th century)

Decades: 1810s 1820s 1830s 1840s 1850s - 1860s - 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s

Years: 1856 1857 1858 1859 1860 - 1861 - 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866

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February 11 - US House unanimously passes resolution guaranteeing noninterference with slavery in any state.
April 12 - United States Civil War begins at [Fort Sumter]?, South Carolina
Abraham Lincoln succeeds James Buchanan as President of the United States of America
Kansas becomes 34th state in the United States
[Victor Emmanuel]? becomes first king of Italy
Change of emperor of the Ottoman Empire from Abd-ul-Mejid (1839-1861) to Abd-ul-Aziz (1861-1876)
Sir William Crookes discovers Thallium (see Discovery of the chemical elements)