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| March 20, 1852 | First publication of Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe | |
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| June 1, 1852 | Democratic Convention begins in Baltimore, Maryland. Four candidates, Lewis Cass, Stephen Douglas, William Marcy and James Buchanan struggle for philosophical control of the Democrat Party. On the 35th ballot the name of Franklin Pierce is added by the state of Virginia | |
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| June 12, 1852 | On the 49th ballot, the Democratic Convention in Baltimore elects Franklin Pierce of New Hampshire | Maryland |
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| June 16, 1852 | Whig Convention begins in Baltimore, Maryland. They will nominate Winfield Scott for President | |
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| August 11, 1852 | Free-Soil Party convention is held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. | Pennsylvania |
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| November 2, 1852 | Democrats Franklin Pierce and William King defeat Whigs Winfield Scott and William Graham for President and Vice-President | |
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