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Type	Date Span	Title
Battles/Soldiers	Sun, August 12, 1866	Italy and Austria sign the Armistice of Cormon, ending their seven week conflict.
Campaigns/Elections	Tue, August 14, 1866 - Thu, August 16, 1866	In Philadelphia, Democrats and conservatives gather for the National Union Convention.
Campaigns/Elections	Wed, August 15, 1866	Struggling to hold onto power, the Unconditional Union Party of Maryland meets in Baltimore.
Business/Industry	Thu, August 16, 1866	At Margate on the English coast, a miniature sailing ship completes a remarkable Atlantic crossing.
US/the World	Fri, August 17, 1866	President Johnson proclaims the U.S. will not honor Imperial Mexico's blockade of rebel Matamoras.
Crime/Disasters	Sun, August 19, 1866	At Jersey City's Petroleum Dock, a massive explosion touches off a devastating fire.
Crime/Disasters	Tue, August 21, 1866	In the English Channel, a passenger ship is rammed and sinks with the loss of thirteen lives.
Campaigns/Elections	Wed, August 29, 1866	President Andrew Johnson's "Swing Around the Circle" speaking tour travels across New Jersey to New York City.
Campaigns/Elections	Wed, August 29, 1866	Illinois Democrats hold their state convention in Springfield.
Campaigns/Elections	Thu, August 30, 1866	Michigan Republicans meet in Detroit and nominate Henry H. Crapo for governor.
Lawmaking/Litigating	Thu, August 30, 1866	Prussia and Austria sign the Peace of Prague, ending the Prussian-Austrian War.
Lawmaking/Litigating	Thu, August 30, 1866	Governor Ward of New Jersey calls a special legislative session to consider the 14th Amendment.
Business/Industry	Sat, September 1, 1866	In the City of London, the new Cannon Street Railway Station opens for business.
Business/Industry	Sat, September 1, 1866	In England, the new Cannon Street Station is opened as the London terminus for the South Eastern Railway.
Science/Technology	Sun, September 2, 1866	The Great Eastern begins to lay cable connected to the recovered 1865 broken cable and heads for Newfoundland.
Campaigns/Elections	Mon, September 3, 1866 - Thu, September 6, 1866	In Philadelphia, four hundred delegates meet in the Southern Loyalist Convention over four days.
Campaigns/Elections	Tue, September 4, 1866	Republicans once again dominate the Vermont state elections.
Campaigns/Elections	Wed, September 5, 1866	Kansas Republicans nominate a slate of Radical Republicans for the fall elections.
Campaigns/Elections	Wed, September 5, 1866	Republican Coles Bashford is elected as the Arizona Territory's delegate to the U.S. Congress.
Battles/Soldiers	Wed, September 5, 1866	In Newark, the New Jersey Home for Disabled Soldiers is officially dedicated.
Campaigns/Elections	Thu, September 6, 1866	Michigan Democrats endorse General A.S. Williams' nomination for governor.
Business/Industry	Thu, September 6, 1866	The close-run Great Tea Race between clipper-ships from China to London ends after ninety-nine days
Personal	Thu, September 6, 1866	In Chicago, the cornerstone of the monument at the grave of Stephen Douglas is dedicated.
Crime/Disasters	Fri, September 7, 1866 - Sat, September 8, 1866	An altercation between locals and Union regulars garrisoning Brenham, Texas results in a massive fire.
Campaigns/Elections	Mon, September 10, 1866	In Maine, Republicans sweep to victory in the state and federal elections.
Campaigns/Elections	Tue, September 11, 1866 - Wed, September 12, 1866	New York Democrats meet in convention at Albany to nominate candidates for the fall elections.
Business/Industry	Tue, September 11, 1866	In Argentina, the nation's first railroad, begun in 1857, extends another 110 miles westward.
Lawmaking/Litigating	Tue, September 11, 1866	New Jersey ratifies the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Campaigns/Elections	Thu, September 13, 1866	The Massachusetts Republican Convention meets and has harsh words for President Johnson.
Personal	Thu, September 13, 1866	Former Civil War general William Ward Orme dies of tuberculosis at his home in Bloomington, Illinois.