21 January 1855Birth of John Moses BrowningJohn Moses Browning
Birth of John Moses Browning
Historical records for United States of America in 1855, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Birth of John Moses Browning
Workers complete the railway linking the Atlantic and Pacific sides of the isthmus.
The first through train operates between Colon and Panama City.
Lincoln receives support for the United States Senate from anti slavery legislators in Illinois
Lincoln withdraws from the Senate contest to help prevent a pro slavery Democrat from winning
Appointed First Lieutenant in the 1st Cavalry, Kansas
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