- "THE OPENING OF JAPAN."
1855 - "THE CAPTURE OF SEBASTOPOL."
- Russian successes against the Turks in Asia.
- Overthrow of Santa Ana, Dictator of Mexico.
- Opening of a railway across the Isthmus of Panama. 1856 - Tumult and bloodshed in Kansas.
- Walker, the filibuster, seizes temporary control of Nicaragua.
- End of the Crimean War; Russia withdraws from the Danubian
Provinces.
- Second war between England and China; Persians attack
Afghanistan.
1857 - James Buchanan inaugurated as President of the United States.
The decision in the Dred Scott case extends slavery into the
Territories.