Birthdays

John Bigelow
Turns 47 on this date

Andrew Carnegie
Turns 29 on this date

Joseph Alexander Cooper
Turns 41 on this date

William Wood Crump
Turns 45 on this date

Henry Edward Dillon
Turns 22 on this date

Herman Merrills Johnson
Turns 49 on this date

Peter Lugenbeel
Turns 32 on this date
Events
Crime/Disasters | In New York City, Confederate agents make an apparent but failed attempt to fire much of Manhattan |
11/25/1864 to 11/26/1864 |
Education/Culture | In New York City, John Wilkes Booth performs with his brothers Edwin and Junius for the only time | 11/25/1864 |
Education/Culture | In Paris, Jules Verne publishes his third novel, relating a scientific expedition to the center of the Earth. | 11/25/1864 |
Crime/Disasters | Powerful gales on the English coast cause heavy losses in ships and lives |
11/24/1864 to 11/25/1864 |
Battles/Soldiers | Sherman's March to the Sea, November 15- December 21, 1864 |
11/15/1864 to 12/21/1864 |