1853 in the United States
Events from the year 1853 in the United States.
March 4: Franklin Pierce becomes the 14th U.S. president
The president's wife, Jane, with their son Bennie, ca. 1850
William R. King becomes the 13th U.S. vice president
1850 in the United States
Events from the year 1850 in the United States.
July 9: Vice President Millard Fillmore becomes the 13th U.S. president with the death of President Taylor
Zachary Taylor