Birthdays

Judah Philip Benjamin
Turns 56 on this date

Francis Bicknell Carpenter
Turns 37 on this date

Samuel Powhatan Carter
Turns 48 on this date

Lewis William Foulke
Turns 58 on this date

John Perdue Gray
Turns 42 on this date

Thomas Charles Murphey
Turns 46 on this date

Susie King Taylor
Turns 19 on this date
Events
Education/Culture | In France, the Paris Industrial Exhibition is open with items from forty-two countries on show. |
04/02/1867 to 11/02/1867 |
Lawmaking/Litigating | The Fortieth Congress is in recess from its first session in Washington DC |
07/21/1867 to 11/20/1867 |
Lawmaking/Litigating | The Indian Peace Commission, newly appointed to negotiate with hostile Plains Indian tribes, organizes in St. Louis, Missouri. | 08/06/1867 |