Events from the year 1857 in the United States. President: Franklin Pierce (D-New Hampshire) (until March 4) James Buchanan (D-Pennsylvania) (starting...
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The 1856–57 United States Senate elections were held on various dates in various states. As these U.S. Senate elections were prior to the ratification...
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November 4, 1857. Each state set its own date for its elections to the House of Representatives. 236 representatives were elected in 31 states and the pending...
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county equivalents in the United States. The 50 states of the United States are divided into 3,007 political subdivisions of states called counties. Two...
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related to 1857. 1857 (MDCCCLVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar...
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The second gentleman or second lady of the United States (SGOTUS or SLOTUS) is the informal title held by the spouse of the vice president of the United...
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The president of the United States is the head of state and head of government of the United States, indirectly elected to a four-year term via the Electoral...
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are the Indigenous peoples native to portions of the land that the United States is located on. At its core, it includes peoples indigenous to the lower...
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The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States. Since the late 1850s, its main political rival has been...
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The Panic of 1857 was a financial crisis in the United States caused by the declining international economy and over-expansion of the domestic economy...
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