| Crime/Disasters |
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In England, a serious railway collision kills five people returning from the famous race meeting at Ascot |
| Education/Culture |
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Richard Strauss, who will become one of Germany's most famous modern composers, is born in Munich |
| Battles/Soldiers |
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Battle of Cynthiana, June 11-12, 1864 |
| US/the World |
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The newly sworn Emperor Maximilian of Mexico arrives in his capital city for the first time |
| Science/Technology |
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Alois Alzheimer, German psychiatrist and neuropathologist, is born in Bavaria |
| Battles/Soldiers |
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Confederate General, and Episcopal bishop, Leonidas Polk is killed in action in Georgia |
| Battles/Soldiers |
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Battle of Petersburg, June 15-18, 1864 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating |
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At the U.S. Capitol, the vote in the House on the proposed 13th Amendment to the Constitution fails |
| Battles/Soldiers |
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The Confederacy's most successful commerce raider meets its end off the French coast |
| Battles/Soldiers |
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Sinking of CSS Alabama |
| Science/Technology |
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The summer of 1864 begins at precisely 11:44 pm, Washington DC time |
| Battles/Soldiers |
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The private British steam yacht "Deerhound" lands rescued survivors of the raider "Alabama" at Southampton |
| Battles/Soldiers |
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In Virginia, a week long Union cavalry raid on Confederate communications meets with mixed success |
| Lawmaking/Litigating |
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In Washington D.C., the U.S. Senate votes to repeal all remaining Federal Fugitive Slave Acts |
| Lawmaking/Litigating |
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The U.S. Senate votes to ban exclusion from testifying in United States courts on grounds of race |
| Battles/Soldiers |
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Twenty-nine year old Daniel McCook of Ohio's "Fighting McCooks" is killed on Kennesaw Mountain |
| Battles/Soldiers |
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In Georgia, Sherman's direct assault on Confederate positions on Kennesaw Mountain fails with heavy losses |
| Battles/Soldiers |
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The Union Army crosses the James River, ending Grant's Overland Campaign and besieging Petersburg |
| Lawmaking/Litigating |
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The House of Representatives upholds Senate on banning exclusion from U.S. courts on grounds of race |
| Lawmaking/Litigating |
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Salmon P. Chase resigns as Secretary of the Treasury |
| Crime/Disasters |
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Near Montreal, a passenger train crashes into the Richelieu River and 99 people die |
| Lawmaking/Litigating |
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The U.S. Congress passes the Wade-Davis Bill that sets radical requirements for Reconstruction |
| Legal/Political |
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The first session of the 38th Congress ends in Washington DC |
| Business/Industry |
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In San Francisco, William Ralston founds the Bank of California, initial capital two million dollars in gold |
| Science/Technology |
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In London, a major engineering project begins to construct the Victorian Embankment along the Thames |
| Lawmaking/Litigating |
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In a proclamation, President Lincoln explains why he refuses to sign the Wade-Davis Bill on Reconstruction |
| Battles/Soldiers |
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Battle of Monocacy, July 9, 1864 |
| Battles/Soldiers |
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Confederate cavalry raid into Carroll County, Maryland, occupying and looting the town of New Windsor |
| Battles/Soldiers |
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Battle of Fort Stevens |
| Business/Industry |
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In Montana, four prospectors find significant gold deposits in what they call "Last Chance Gulch" |
