Events

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Crime/Disasters Angry mob of gamblers in Pennsylvania ransack the offices of the Scranton morning newspaper
US/the World Angered at Washington's recognition of Juarez, the Conservative Government in Mexico expels all U.S. consular officers
US/the World Ang Duong, King of Cambodia, dies at age sixty-four after twelve years of rule
Personal Andrew Volstead, author of National Prohibition Act, born in Minnesota
Personal Andrew Ure, famous advocate of the factory system, dies in London
Personal Andrew Johnson is born in Raleigh, North Carolina
Legal/Political - Andrew Gregg Curtin serves as Governor of Pennslyvania
Personal Andrew Gregg Curtin marries Catherine Irvine Wilson
Personal Andrew Gregg Curtin is born in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania
Personal Andrew Gregg Curtin dies in Bellefonte, Pennslyvania
Foreign Andrew Bonar Law, future British Prime Minister, is born in Canada
Crime/Disasters - An unprecedented late spring frost causes massive crop damage across the northern United States
Crime/Disasters An explosion of sulphur gas kills seven in a coal mine in central England
Science/Technology An experimental survival raft arrives in Southampton Water after a forty-three Atlantic crossing from New York.
Battles/Soldiers An experimental Confederate submarine sinks in Charleston Harbor during a training accident, killing five
Battles/Soldiers An experimental Confederate submarine sinks in Charleston Harbor during a training accident, killing five
Battles/Soldiers An exchange of wounded prisoners takes place off Fort Wagner in Charleston Harbor under a flag of truce
Science/Technology An exceptionally large and bright meteor streaks across the northern areas of the United States
Battles/Soldiers An eight month U.S. Army effort to search for late Civil War deserters yields more than a thousand arrests.
Crime/Disasters An earthquake and accompanying tsunami causes massive damage throughout the Virgin Islands.
Crime/Disasters An early thaw causes heavy ice damage and severe flooding along the riverbanks of New England
Science/Technology An annular eclipse of the Sun is visible over Europe and much of Asia and Africa.
Crime/Disasters An American emigrant ship is wrecked on the Irish coast with almost 400 lives lost
Crime/Disasters An American clipper-ship burns in the Pacific leaving her crew in boats thousands of miles from land.
Crime/Disasters - An altercation between locals and Union regulars garrisoning Brenham, Texas results in a massive fire.
Crime/Disasters An afternoon fire in New York City destroys businesses but no lives are lost
Battles/Soldiers Amphibious Union force raids Bluffton, South Carolina and burns it to the ground
Crime/Disasters Ammunition dump explodes in Cuba, killing dozens and destroying a large area of Havana
Education/Culture Amid great ceremony, the cornerstone is laid for the National Monument at Plymouth Rock
Cultural Amherst beats Williams in the first ever intercollegiate baseball game by a score of 73-22