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Encyclopedia > 1856 in rail transport


1855, 1856, 1857
1855 in rail transport
1856 in rail transport
1857 in rail transport

This article will list events related to rail transport that occurred in 1856.



Contents
1 Events
2 Births

2.1 February births

3 Deaths

Events

Births

February births

Deaths


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1856 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1070 words)
1856 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar).
July 17 - The Great Train Wreck of 1856 was the worst railroad calamity in the world to date, occurring near Philadelphia, PA, USA.
November 4 - U.S. presidential election, 1856: 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.
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