| Education/Culture |
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The Louisiana pianist Louis Gottschalk plays for General Grant at a gala concert in Grover's Hotel. |
| Religion/Philosophy |
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Easter Sunday |
| 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 |
| Crime/Disasters |
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TransAtlantic steamship from New York strikes a rock four miles from her Irish destination |
| US/the World |
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Giuseppe Garibaldi arrives in England for a month long visit |
| Religion/Philosophy |
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In Korea, Su-un, founder of the Donghak religious sect, is tried and found guilty of heresy |
| Business/Industry |
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In Connecticut, the new Travellers' Insurance Company sells the country's first travel insurance policy |
| Battles/Soldiers |
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At Mansfield, Louisiana, Confederate forces deal a severe blow to the Union's Red River Campaign |
| Lawmaking/Litigating |
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In Washington, the U.S. Senate passes the proposed 13th Amendment to the Constitution, 38-6. |
| Lawmaking/Litigating |
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In Congress, Representative Harris of Maryland is immediately censured for disloyal comments in debate |
| Battles/Soldiers |
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In Louisiana, after defeat the day before, reinforced Union troops repel further attacks at Pleasant Hill |
| US/the World |
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At Miramar Castle in Trieste, Austria, Archduke Maximilian officially accepts the imperial throne of Mexico |
| Battles/Soldiers |
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Battle of Fort Pillow |
| US/the World |
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Spanish naval forces seize Peru's guano-rich Chincha Islands to enforce compensation demands |
| Lawmaking/Litigating |
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In Congress, Representative Long of Ohio is censured for suggesting the recognition of the Confederacy |
| Religion/Philosophy |
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In Korea, Su-un, founder of the Donghak religious sect, is executed for heresy at Daegu |
| US/the World |
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In the Second Schleswig War, Prussian forces assault and capture the important Danish strong point of Dybbøl |
| Battles/Soldiers |
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In North Carolina, Confederate warship clears the Roanoke River near Plymouth of Union vessels |
| Religion/Philosophy |
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Passover |
| Education/Culture |
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In New York York's Central Park, the cornerstone of the Shakespeare Monument is dedicated |
| Education/Culture |
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Celebrations for the 300th birthday of William Shakespeare are held around the world, but not in Paris |
| US/the World |
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A Peace Conference aimed at ending the German-Danish war convenes in London |
| US/the World |
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The London Peace Conference aimed at ending the German-Danish war breaks up in failure |
| Crime/Disasters |
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In Philadelphia, a massive boiler explosion on Cherry Street kills seven |
| Military/Violent |
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Battle of Jenkins' Ferry |
| Lawmaking/Litigating |
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The House of Representatives passes the Wade-Davis Bill setting radical requirements for Reconstruction |
| Education/Culture |
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"Notre-Dame of Paris," final opera of William Henry Fry, debuts in his home city in aid of soldiers' charity |
| Battles/Soldiers |
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In Virginia, the Union Army crosses the Rapidan River and begins Grant's Overland Campaign |
| Battles/Soldiers |
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The Battle of the Wilderness opens on ground fought over the year before at Chancellorsville |
| Carlisle/Dickinson |
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Nineteen year-old John Taylor Cuddy is captured with his regiment in the Wilderness |
