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The third session of the 46th Congress begins its holiday recess in Washington, DC |
| Legal/Political |
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The third session of the 46th Congress opens in Washington, DC |
| Lawmaking/Litigating |
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The Thirteenth Amendment outlawing slavery is announced as now the law of the land. |
| Lawmaking/Litigating |
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The thirty-fourth ballot in the election for Speaker of the House ends without a resolution |
| Education/Culture |
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The thirty-sixth annual fair of the American Institute opens in New York City |
| Commercial |
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The three dollar gold piece is authorised |
| Business/Industry |
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The Times of London catches up on it backlog of contracted advertisements with a one-off triple sized issue |
| Education/Culture |
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The touring All-England Cricket Team plays against a United States team in Hoboken |
| Crime/Disasters |
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The towering castle at Segovia in Spain heavily damaged in a massive fire |
| Education/Culture |
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The town of Olathe in Kansas plans a free meal for a thousand for the Fourth of July but two thousand show up |
| US/the World |
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The treaty annexing Savoy and Nice is signed in Turin |
| US/the World |
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The treaty formalizing the new Greek monarchy, and the transfer of the Ionian Islands, is signed in London |
| Battles/Soldiers |
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The Treaty of Pinsaqui ends the short but bloody war between Ecuador and Colombia |
| Lawmaking/Litigating |
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The Treaty of Prague ends the Italian-Austrian War and cedes Venetia for transfer to Italy. |
| US/the World |
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The Treaty of Yedo is signed between Japan and Britain |
| Foreign |
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The Treaty of Zurich is signed between France, Austria, and Piedmont-Sardinia |
| Lawmaking/Litigating |
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The trial of Congressman Daniel Sickles for the murder of Philip Barton Key begins in Washington D.C. |
| Lawmaking/Litigating |
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The trial of Daniel Sickles for the murder of Philip Barton Key continues in Washington D.C. |
| Lawmaking/Litigating |
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The trial of Daniel Sickles for the murder of Philip Barton Key continues in Washington D.C. |
| Lawmaking/Litigating |
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The trial of Oberlin-Wellington rescuer Charles Langston continues in the federal court in Cleveland, Ohio |
| Lawmaking/Litigating |
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The trial of Oberlin-Wellington rescuer Charles Langston opens in the federal court in Cleveland, Ohio |
| Personal |
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The troops of the Pennsylvania Reserve present General George Meade with a valuable sword in recognition of his leadership |
| Science/Technology |
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The trustees of the Dudley Observatory in Albany, New York reclaim the premises from its scientific staff |
| Foreign |
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The Turkish sultan rejects the Vienna Note |
| Business/Industry |
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The two toll bridges between Boston and Cambridge in Massachusetts are made free from this date |
| Foreign |
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The two year sporadic revolt in Peru finally ends and peace returns to Peruvian politics |
| Cultural |
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The U. S. Naval Academy graduates its first four year class |
| Lawmaking/Litigating |
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The U. S. Senate votes thirty-six to sixteen to admit free Kansas as the 34th state of the Union |
| Lawmaking/Litigating |
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The U.S. Congress authorizes an Indian Peace Commission to negotiate with hostile Plains Indian tribes. |
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The U.S. Congress completes a bill to establish a new mint in Denver, Colorado |
