Major Events
- March 20, 1852: Uncle Tom's Cabin published
- July 1, 1852: Henry Clay was the first to lie in state in the United States Capitol rotunda
- November 2, 1852: U.S. presidential election, 1852: Democrat Franklin Pierce defeated Whig Winfield Scott
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