Editing 1856

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== Events ==
* March 30 - End of the Crimean War.
* June - The [[American Indian Wars|Rogue River Wars]] end with a United States victory. Around 100+ Natives are killed.
* July 12 - [[William Walker]] usurps the Presidency of Nicaragua, and becomes the unrecognized president.
* November 4 - [[James Buchanan]] wins the U.S. Presidential Election, beating out Republican candidate [[John Charles Frémont]] and [[Know Nothings|Know Nothing]] candidate (and former President) [[Millard Fillmore]].

== Births ==

=== Villain births ===
* April 24 - [[Philippe Pétain]]
* December 28 - [[Woodrow Wilson]]

== Deaths ==

=== Villain deaths ===

* June 14 - [[William Palmer]]