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George W. Randolph, former Confederate Secretary of War and youngest grandson of Thomas Jefferson, dies at his Virginia home of tuberculosis. |
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A new statue of former Chief Justice John Marshall is installed at the Washington Monument in Richmond, Virginia. |
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General W.S. Hancock arrives in force at Fort Larned to negotiate with Kansas native American tribes. |
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Former governor and Confederate general John Selden Roane dies at his home in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. |
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George Luther Stearns, leading abolitionist and member of "the Secret Six' dies of pneumonia in New York City. |
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Maryland votes overwhelmingly for a new constitutional convention. |
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General W.S. Hancock negotiates with Cheyenne and Sioux leaders near Fort Larned, Kansas |
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On the Thames in London, Oxford wins the twenty-fourth rowing of the University Boat Race. |
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The U.S. Supreme Court rejects Mississippi's challenge to the Military Reconstruction Acts. |
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The deadline date for all European hostages the Emperor of Abyssinia held to be freed before British military action commences. |
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The Emperor of Abyssinia receives a blunt warning to release his European hostages or face British military action |
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Wilbur Wright, one of the two brothers who revolutionized human flight, is born in Indiana. |
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General W.S. Hancock burns the large abandoned Cheyenne and Sioux village near Fort Larned, Kansas |
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In New York City, the English Rackets Champion wins an international match with leading U.S. player Frederick Foulkes. |
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General Hancock meets with Kiowa tribal leaders near Fort Dodge, Kansas. |
| Education/Culture |
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Union commander in Charleston, South Carolina, demands a firemen's parade march with a United States flag. |
| Business/Industry |
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In England, London's journeymen tailors begin a lengthy work stoppage over pay. |
| Crime/Disasters |
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A steamship is caught in an hurricane on Lake Pontchartrain and all ten people aboard are lost. |
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At Querétaro, the Emperor Maximilian of Mexico surrenders to insurgent Liberal forces. |
| Campaigns/Elections |
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In England, thousands gather in London's Hyde Park for a peaceful demonstration in support of franchise reform. |
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Elijah Hise, a sitting Kentucky congressman, commits suicide at his home in Russellville. |
| Lawmaking/Litigating |
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Former Confederate president is transported from Fort Monroe to Richmond to appear in federal court under a writ of habeas corpus. |
| Crime/Disasters |
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Richmond, Virginia sees serious street clashes between police and African-Americans. |
| Lawmaking/Litigating |
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The U.S. Supreme Court rejects Georgia's challenge to the Military Reconstruction Acts. |
| Lawmaking/Litigating |
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In Richmond, former Confederate president Jefferson Davis appears in federal court under a writ of habeas corpus and is released on bail. |
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In Mobile, Alabama, deadly rioting disrupts a Republican public meeting and two die. |
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Querétaro, the last bastion of Emperor Maximilian of Mexico, falls to insurgent Liberal forces. |
| Education/Culture |
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In New York City's Bowery, the corner stone is set for new buildings for the Howard Mission and Home for Little Wanderers. |
| Education/Culture |
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Philadelphia's boat clubs, the "Schuylkill Navy," holds its annual review on the Schuylkill River. |
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In London, Queen Victoria lays the cornerstone of the Royal Albert Hall. |
