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Crime/Disasters	Thu, August 24, 1865 - Tue, October 17, 1865	At the Capitol, the trial of Henry Wirz, former Andersonville prison commandant, continues in Washington
Legal/Political	Sat, May 8, 1858	At the Chatham Convention in Ontario, John Brown sets up his Provisional Constitution
Lawmaking/Litigating	Wed, April 17, 1861	At the House of Delegates in Richmond, the Virginia Convention votes for secession
Legal/Political	Tue, November 1, 1859	At the Plymouth Church in Brooklyn, Wendell Phillips praises John Brown in a speech
US/the World	Tue, March 12, 1867	At the port of Veracruz, French forces complete their evacuation from Mexico.
Battles/Soldiers	Sat, July 4, 1863	At the port town of Helena, Arkansas, defenders inflict heavy losses on a Confederate assault
US/the World	Thu, October 27, 1864	At the Quebec Conference, delegates announce their seventy-two resolutions for a united Canada
Battles/Soldiers	Mon, November 16, 1857	At the siege of Lucknow, William Hall becomes the first black man to win the Victoria Cross
Lawmaking/Litigating	Tue, May 31, 1864	At the U.S. Capitol, debate begins in the House on the proposed 13th Amendment to the Constitution
Lawmaking/Litigating	Tue, March 13, 1866	At the U.S. Capitol, the House of Representatives passes the Civil Rights Bill of 1866
Lawmaking/Litigating	Fri, February 2, 1866	At the U.S. Capitol, the Senate passes the Civil Rights Bill of 1866
Lawmaking/Litigating	Wed, June 15, 1864	At the U.S. Capitol, the vote in the House on the proposed 13th Amendment to the Constitution fails
Education/Culture	Fri, October 13, 1865	At the Union Grounds in Brooklyn, the Atlantic baseball club defeats the Eckford Club 35-8
Crime/Disasters	Thu, April 20, 1865	At the War Department, Secretary Stanton announced large rewards for the capture of the Lincoln conspirators
Lawmaking/Litigating	Sat, February 23, 1867	At the White House, President Johnson meets with a delegation representing Sioux tribes.
Crime/Disasters	Sat, September 23, 1865	At Troy, New York, a locomotive plunges into the Hudson River off an open drawbridge
US/the World	Fri, April 11, 1862	At Vera Cruz, British and Spanish troops begin to withdraw from the Allied intervention into Mexico
US/the World	Sat, May 28, 1864	At Vera Cruz, Emperor Maximilian of Mexico arrives in his new country for the first time
Battles/Soldiers	Thu, June 25, 1863	At Vicksburg, a large mine is exploded under defenses but an attempt at a Union breakthrough fails
Battles/Soldiers	Sat, August 10, 1861	At Wilson's Creek in Missouri, a bold Union attack is thrown back and General Nathaniel Lyon killed
Business/Industry	Wed, February 22, 1860	Atchison and St. Joseph's Railroad completed
Education/Culture	Sat, December 10, 1859	Ateneo de Manila University is founded in the Philippines
Crime/Disasters	Tue, April 16, 1861	Atlantic packet returning from France sinks off Nova Scotia and nine seamen drown
Battles/Soldiers	Wed, July 1, 1863	Attack of Confederate infantry on dismounted Union cavalry begins the collision of armies at Gettysburg
Education/Culture	Mon, February 18, 1856	Attempt to portray a live horse race in a stage play ends in disaster in New York City
Personal	Wed, September 15, 1858	Augustus Drum, former congressman from Pennsylvania, dies at his home in Westmoreland County
Crime/Disasters	Sun, December 25, 1859	Australia-bound ship wrecked in the English Channel soon after sailing and all aboard are lost
Crime/Disasters	Sun, February 21, 1864	Australian ship sinks in a storm in the Pacific, survivors reached land three weeks later barely alive
US/the World	Sun, December 25, 1859	Australian Thomas Austin hosts his first rabbit hunt with twenty-five wild rabbits imported from England
Foreign	Wed, December 31, 1851	Austria abolishes the 1849 constitution and restores absolutist monarchy