Dates of Sessions

1855-1857

• The first session of this Congress took place in Washington, DC from December 3, 1855 to August 18, 1856.
• The second session took place in Washington, DC from August 21, 1856 to August 30, 1856.
• The third session took place in Washington, DC from December 1, 1856 to March 3, 1857.

Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, DC. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the United... December 3 is the 337th (in leap years the 338th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... August 18 is the 230th day of the year (231st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, DC. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the United... August 21 is the 233rd day of the year (234th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... August 30 is the 242nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (243rd in leap years), with 123 days remaining. ... Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, DC. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the United... December 1 is the 335th (in leap years the 336th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... March 3 is the 62nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (63rd in leap years). ...

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