1857 in the United States
Events from the year 1857 in the United States.
March 4: James Buchanan becomes the 15th U.S. president
John C. Breckinridge becomes the 14th U.S. vice president
William Howard Taft
1856 in the United States
1856 in the United States included some significant events that pushed the nation closer towards civil war.
May 22: Preston Brooks attacks Charles Sumner.
July 17: The Great Train Wreck of 1856.
Woodrow Wilson