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In New York City, St. Patrick's Old Cathedral, the oldest Catholic church in the city, is destroyed by fire. |
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In India, the Anglican bishop of Calcutta falls into the Ganges and is swept away and drowned. |
| Campaigns/Elections |
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In northern England, up to 200,000 working people peacefully demonstrate for franchise reform. |
| Religion/Philosophy |
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The Second Plenary Council Meeting of the U.S. Roman Catholic Church is meeting in Baltimore, Maryland. |
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Former U.S. Navy Commodore and U.S. Senator Robert Field Stockton dies at home in Princeton. |
| US/the World |
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Prussian officials take formal control of the newly annexed former Free City of Frankfurt am Main. |
| Campaigns/Elections |
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Local congressman complains to President Johnson that soldiers are being kept from voting in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. |
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In Indiana, Republicans win heavily in a hard-fought election for federal and state seats. |
| Campaigns/Elections |
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In Iowa, Republicans triumph again in state and federal elections. |
| Campaigns/Elections |
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In state elections, Ohio Republicans easily retain control of the legislature and congressional delegation. |
| Campaigns/Elections |
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In Pennsylvania, General John W. Geary is elected governor as Republicans again dominate. |
| Religion/Philosophy |
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The National Unitarian churches of the United States hold their annual meeting in Syracuse, New York. |
| Campaigns/Elections |
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In Nebraska Territory, John Taffe is elected to become the first U.S. Representative from the new state. |
| Campaigns/Elections |
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The Republican victory in the Baltimore municipal elections kicks off a political firestorm in Maryland. |
| Religion/Philosophy |
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The burgeoning Methodist Church adds a second new conference in Tennessee. |
| Crime/Disasters |
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In Kentucky, under cover of darkness, outlaws derail a railway train and rob its passengers. |
| Crime/Disasters |
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In Canada, a massive fire destroys large sections of Quebec City, leaving tens of thousands homeless. |
| Education/Culture |
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Second game in Philadelphia Athletics and Brooklyn Atlantic series ends with victory for the visitors. |
| Battles/Soldiers |
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In Stockbridge, Massachusetts, the town's war memorial is dedicated. |
| US/the World |
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The flag of Italy is raised over the formerly Austrian-controlled city of Venice. |
| Crime/Disasters |
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In the small hours, fire damages the town of Colón/Aspinwall in Panama. |
| Crime/Disasters |
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A large force of nightriders terrorize African-American homes throughout Marion County, Kentucky. |
| Education/Culture |
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In Philadelphia, rain cuts short the Atlantic-Athletics baseball series decider with the visitors leading. |
| Education/Culture |
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With benefactor George Peabody in attendance, the Peabody Institute is officially inaugurated in Baltimore. |
| Campaigns/Elections |
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Republicans score significant victories in the West Virginia state elections. |
| Battles/Soldiers |
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With impressive ceremony in Brooklyn, 3000 Long Island veterans are presented with service medals |
| Education/Culture |
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The Peabody Institute building is dedicated in Baltimore, Maryland |
| Lawmaking/Litigating |
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Texas become the first state to reject ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment. |
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In north-east England, another coal-mining disaster kills twenty-four men working underground. |
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New tram tracks across Broadway cause heavy traffic disruption along New York City's main thoroughfare. |
