Birthdays
Henry Winslow Abbett
Turns 27 on this date
Montgomery Blair
Turns 53 on this date
Joseph Mallalieu
Turns 25 on this date
Pinckney Benton Stewart Pinchback
Turns 29 on this date
John Sherman
Turns 43 on this date
Events
| US/the World | In New York City, enthusiastic crowds of Irish-Americans greet Fenian Leader James Stephens | 05/10/1866 |
| Legal/Political | The first session of the 39th Congress is sitting in Washington DC from early January to late July, 1866 |
01/07/1866 to 07/27/1866 |