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Science/Technology	Thu, September 1, 1859 - Fri, September 2, 1859	A massive geomagnetic storm disrupts navigation and telegraphy around the globe
Crime/Disasters	Thu, March 22, 1866	A massive fire in Cincinnati, Ohio destroys the famous 1859 Pike's Opera House and other buildings
Crime/Disasters	Wed, July 4, 1866 - Thu, July 5, 1866	A massive fire destroys much of Portland, Maine, leaving 10,000 homeless but killing only two.
Crime/Disasters	Mon, March 6, 1865	A massive evening fire in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince destroys much of the business district
Crime/Disasters	Mon, September 9, 1867	A massive boiler explosion at a saw-mill kills several New Yorkers.
Crime/Disasters	Tue, July 25, 1865	A massive afternoon summer thunderstorm hits Hartford, Connecticut
Crime/Disasters	Wed, December 9, 1863	A massive afternoon fire in the port of New York destroys around thirty vessels
Science/Technology	Wed, April 3, 1867	A Massachusetts shipyard launches the S.S. Erie, the largest wooden screw steamship ever built.
Campaigns/Elections	Sat, January 26, 1861	A mass meeting of Philadelphia workingmen supports compromise and the Union
US/the World	Wed, November 21, 1866	A mass meeting in Ontario calls for annexation of parts of Canada to the United States
US/the World	Mon, May 4, 1863	A Maori revolt erupts in New Zealand
Science/Technology	Mon, April 10, 1865	A Lunar Eclipse is seen through much of the southern states
Crime/Disasters	Mon, October 28, 1867 - Tue, October 29, 1867	A late season hurricane smashes islands in the Lesser Antilles and then kills hundreds in Puerto Rico.
Crime/Disasters	Fri, April 14, 1865	A late night fire causes heavy damage to workshops and warehouses in Rockford, Illinois
Crime/Disasters	Sat, February 24, 1866	A large tornado hits Knoxville in the early morning causing heavy damage.
Science/Technology	Mon, June 18, 1860 - Mon, June 25, 1860	A large new comet, visible to the naked eye, is observed all over the northern hemisphere
Science/Technology	Mon, November 14, 1859	A large meteor observed over the main island of Hawaii
Crime/Disasters	Fri, October 19, 1866	A large force of nightriders terrorize African-American homes throughout Marion County, Kentucky.
Science/Technology	Sat, July 8, 1865	A July heatwave continues across the eastern United States
Crime/Disasters	Wed, January 16, 1867 - Fri, January 18, 1867	A huge winter storms blankets New England.
Crime/Disasters	Thu, December 8, 1859 - Fri, December 9, 1859	A heavy earthquake strikes San Salvador in Central America
Campaigns/Elections	Wed, October 5, 1859	A heavy earthquake strikes northern Chile
Crime/Disasters	Wed, October 2, 1867 - Sun, October 6, 1867	A Gulf of Mexico hurricane causes heavy damage along the Texas and Louisiana coastlines.
Foreign	Wed, October 10, 1849	A group of Montreal citizens publishes an "Annexation Manifesto" calling for the incorporation of Canada into the United States
Legal/Political	Fri, April 24, 1857	A group of eight slaves from Maryland arrive safely in Canada
Business/Industry	Wed, June 9, 1858	A gold nugget weighting almost 185 pounds dug up in the Australian gold fields
Crime/Disasters	Tue, May 26, 1857	A fugitive named Addison nearly kills slave-catchers while running in Illinois
Foreign	Sun, November 21, 1852	A French plebiscite confirms popular support for the restoration of the empire
Religion/Philosophy	Thu, February 11, 1858	A fourteen-year old girl gathering wood near Lourdes in rural France encounters the first of her visions of "a Lady."
Crime/Disasters	Tue, November 24, 1863	A few days after arriving from New York, the transport ship "Aquila" sinks at its wharf in San Francisco