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Business/Industry	Thu, August 16, 1866	At Margate on the English coast, a miniature sailing ship completes a remarkable Atlantic crossing.
Lawmaking/Litigating	Mon, October 28, 1867	At Medicine Lodge River in Kansas, a third peace treaty is signed, this with the Cheyenne and Arapaho.
US/the World	Sun, April 10, 1864	At Miramar Castle in Trieste, Austria, Archduke Maximilian officially accepts the imperial throne of Mexico
Education/Culture	Mon, September 9, 1867	At Newburgh on the Hudson River, a high-stakes sculling contest ends in controversy.
Crime/Disasters	Sat, June 6, 1863	At Nicholasville, Kentucky, a railroad locomotive explodes and kills six Union soldiers
Battles/Soldiers	Mon, April 7, 1862	At Pittsburg Landing, Union reinforcements turn the tide on the second day of the Battle of Shiloh
Crime/Disasters	Mon, August 8, 1864	At Plum Creek in Nebraska, Cheyenne Indians attack and wipe out a sizable wagon train carrying freight, killing eleven
Battles/Soldiers	Tue, September 24, 1861	At Point of Rocks, Union troops on the Maryland side skirmish with Confederate units across the Potomac
Battles/Soldiers	Thu, January 1, 1863	At Port Royal, South Carolina, the 1st South Carolina Colored Infantry receives its regimental colors
US/the World	Sat, October 20, 1860	At Portland, Maine, the Prince of Wales departs North America at the end of his tour
US/the World	Wed, June 12, 1867 - Fri, June 14, 1867	At Querétaro, the Emperor Maximilian of Mexico goes on trial before a Liberal military tribunal..
US/the World	Mon, May 6, 1867	At Querétaro, the Emperor Maximilian of Mexico surrenders to insurgent Liberal forces.
Battles/Soldiers	Thu, August 25, 1864	At Ream's Station in Virginia, Confederate units make a powerful effort to regain the control of the vital Weldon Railroad
Personal	Sun, April 30, 1865	At Richmond, Indiana, a crowd of thousands await the three a.m. arrival of President Lincoln's train
Battles/Soldiers	Thu, April 6, 1865	At Sailor's Creek, the Army of Northern Virginia loses almost a quarter of its remaining strength
Battles/Soldiers	Wed, December 16, 1863	At Salem, Virginia, General Averell's Union cavalry raid arrives to destroy rail communications
Battles/Soldiers	Fri, April 21, 1865	At Salem, Virginia, legendary cavalry commander Colonel J.S. Mosby bids his command farewell for the last time
Crime/Disasters	Tue, November 29, 1864	At Sand Creek in Colorado, territorial volunteers attack encamped Cheyenne and Arapaho, killing hundreds
Personal	Fri, April 25, 1862	At Savannah, Tennessee, experienced Union division commander Charles F. Smith dies of illness
Education/Culture	Wed, September 11, 1867	At Springfield in Massachusetts, an international rowing match sees the hosts beat a Canadian crew.
Lawmaking/Litigating	Mon, October 28, 1861	At Tahlequah in Indian Territory, the Cherokee Nation publishes its Declaration of Causes for alliance with the South
Personal	Fri, April 21, 1865	At ten o'clock in the morning President Lincoln's remains reach Baltimore to lie in state there for several hours
Education/Culture	Thu, December 12, 1861	At the Academy of Music in New York City, William Hanlon debuts his celebrated trapeze act
Crime/Disasters	Tue, July 4, 1865	At the Baltimore depot, the presidential rail car, the President not aboard, collides with a freight train
Battles/Soldiers	Fri, July 22, 1864	At the Battle of Atlanta, the Union's Army of the Tennessee defeats Confederate attempts to defend the city
Battles/Soldiers	Sun, June 24, 1866	At the Battle of Custoza, near Verona, Austrian troops halt the Italian invasion of Venetia.
Battles/Soldiers	Wed, May 2, 1866	At the Battle of Estero Bellaco, Brazilian and Argentine forces beat off a Paraguayan attack.
Battles/Soldiers	Thu, May 24, 1866	At the Battle of Tuyutí, the Paraguayan army suffers massive losses attacking the Allied invaders.
Battles/Soldiers	Sun, May 17, 1863	At the Big Black River Bridge, Union troops sweep aside a blocking force covering the Confederate retreat to Vicksburg
Science/Technology	Sat, July 8, 1865	At the Brooklyn Naval Yard, the United States Navy launches its latest frigate, the wooden screw steamer "Madawaska"