1856

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( 1850s: )     1856
The Second Opium War begins
Year 1856

Events

• January 26 – First Battle of Seattle: Marines from the USS Decatur suppress an indigenous uprising, in response to Governor Stevens' declaration of a "war of extermination" on Native communities.
• February 18 – The American Party (Know-Nothings) convenes in Philadelphia to nominate their first Presidential candidate, former President Millard Fillmore.
• March 20 – Filibuster War – Battle of Santa Rosa: Costa Rican troops rout Walker's soldiers.
• March 24 –Taiping Rebellion: Suspecting treachery on the part of East King Yang Xiuqing, Shi Dakai garrisons Anhui and begins his march back to the Heavenly Capital, having defeated a strong Xiang Army detachment.
• March 31 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Crimean War.
• April – The Xhosa cattle-killing movement and famine begins in Cape Colony.
• April 16 – The Paris Declaration Respecting Maritime Law abolishes privateering, and regulates the relationship between neutral and belligerent and shipping on the high seas.
• May 20 – David Livingstone arrives at Quelimane on the Indian Ocean, having completed a 2-year transcontinental journey across Africa from Luanda.
• October 8 – The Second Opium War between several western powers and China begins, with the Arrow Incident on the Pearl River.
• October 13 – American mercenary William Walker effectively takes control of Nicaragua.
• November 1 – Anglo-Persian War: War is declared between Great Britain and Persia.
• November 4 – 1856 United States presidential election: Democrat James Buchanan defeats former President Millard Fillmore, representing a coalition of "Know-Nothings" and Whigs, and John C. Frémont of the fledgling Republican Party, to become the 15th President of the United States.
• November 27 – The Coup of 1856 leads to Luxembourg's unilateral adoption of a new, reactionary constitution, as King-Grand Duke William III signs the new constitution without the Chamber of Deputies' consent.
• December 1 – Under the County and Borough Police Act, in any county or area of England and Wales where a police force has not already been established, the Justices of the Peace must from this date take steps to create one according to nationally defined standards

 

Events

Event	Start	End
Pax Brittanica	1815	1915
Victorian era	1840	1901
Crimean War	October 1853	February 1856

 

New Groups

Group	Image	Type	Description
Niagara University		Military ranks Catholic	Private Catholic university in New York State
Seton Hall University		Military ranks Catholic Sea-grant Space grant	Catholic university in New Jersey. Home of the School of Diplomacy and International Relations, founded with a need to "prepare the next generation of global leaders."
Sweden/Deep state			The Swedish deep state involves the Wallenberg family and Wallenberg sphere.
Credit Suisse			Big bank and asset manager
University of Maryland			The University s proximity to Washington DC has resulted in many partnerships with the federal government
Auburn University			Alabama University with many military alumni

 

New Website

Event	Image	URL	Description
The Atlantic		https://www.theatlantic.com/	US liberal establishment magazine owned by billionaires.

 

==A Quotation== 

Births

Title	Born	Place of birth	Died	Summary	Description
Robert Latham Owen	2 February 1856	Virginia Lynchburg	19 July 1947	Politician	Senate sponsor of the Glass-Owen Federal Reserve Act of 1913, which created the Federal Reserve System; which he later criticized as dominated by the largest banks.
Nikola Tesla	10 July 1856	Smiljan	7 January 1943	Researcher Inventor	Famous Serbian-American inventor
George Bernard Shaw	26 July 1856	Dublin Eire	2 November 1950	Playwright Activist Critic	Anglo-Irish playwright, critic, polemicist and political activist keen on eugenics.
Richard Haldane	30 July 1856	Scotland Edinburgh	19 August 1928	Politician	Uk Secretary of State for War between 1905 and 1912 during which time reforms of the British Army were implemented, with the secret task of a European war.
Frank B. Kellogg	22 December 1856	New York Potsdam	21 December 1937	Politician Lawyer	US Secretary of State 1925-29
Woodrow Wilson	28 December 1856	United States Virginia Staunton	3 February 1924	Politician Historian Puppet leader Deep state functionary	A tool of the US deep state.

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