Historical Events for August 1856
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Events 1 - 5 of 5
6th - The Great Bell is cast in the Great Clock of Westminster (Big Ben)
10th - Hurricane washes away 2-300 revelers at Last Island, Louisiana
12th - Anthony Fass patents accordion
20th - Wilberforce University forms in Ohio
21st - America's first consul to Japan, Townsend Harris, arrives in Shimoda. (Traditional Japanese date: July 21, 1856)
