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Edward Payson Weston reaches Connecticut on his 1200 mile walk from Portland, Maine to Chicago. |
| Campaigns/Elections |
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Democrats sweep to victory in the first state elections under the new Maryland constitution. |
| Campaigns/Elections |
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In state elections in Massachusetts, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, three Republican governors win reelection. |
| Religion/Philosophy |
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In Madison, New Jersey, Drew Theological Seminary is formally opened |
| US/the World |
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The first Parliament of the new Dominion of Canada is opened in Ottawa. |
| Personal |
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The eminent scientist Marie Curie, the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, is born in Poland. |
| Education/Culture |
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Charles Dickens sails from Liverpool for his second visit to the United States. |
| Crime/Disasters |
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In Wales, a massive explosion and fire underground kills 178 Rhondda Valley coal miners |
| Personal |
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In Querétaro, the embalmed body of former Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico is released to Austrian official for repatriation to Vienna. |
| Crime/Disasters |
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An earthquake and accompanying tsunami causes massive damage throughout the Virgin Islands. |
| Lawmaking/Litigating |
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The Fortieth Congress is sitting and closing out its first session in Washington DC |
| Crime/Disasters |
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Fatal railroad disaster in Ohio when passenger trains collide near Lockland. |
| Crime/Disasters |
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In northern England, three Fenians convicted of murder are hanged in Manchester. |
| Battles/Soldiers |
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At Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, George Custer is suspended from the Army for absence without leave. |
| Education/Culture |
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Edward Payson Weston reaches Chicago on his 1238 mile walk from Portland, Maine with a day to spare. |
| Crime/Disasters |
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In England, a Greek cargo ship is destroyed in a huge explosion as it prepares to sail from the port of Liverpool. |
| Campaigns/Elections |
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Irish nationalist demonstrations in both England and Ireland march in honor of the "Manchester Martyrs." |
| Lawmaking/Litigating |
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The Fortieth Congress is sitting in its first meeting of its second session in Washington DC |
| Education/Culture |
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Charles Dickens begins his live reading tour of the United States at the Steinway Hall in Boston. |
| Lawmaking/Litigating |
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In Washington, the House Judiciary Committee reports and recommends the impeachment of President Johnson. |
| Crime/Disasters |
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In London, Her Majesty's Theater, the largest opera house in England, is destroyed by fire. |
| Lawmaking/Litigating |
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The Fortieth Congress strongly rejects its Judiciary Committee's recommendation to President Johnson. |
| Campaigns/Elections |
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In a massive Irish nationalist demonstration in Dublin, the "Manchester Martyrs" are buried in the city cemetery. |
| Education/Culture |
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Dickens enthusiasts queue overnight for live reading tickets for his second series of Boston live readings. |
| Crime/Disasters |
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In London, Irish nationalists blow up a prison wall in an attempt to rescue two comrades and kill four people. |
| Crime/Disasters |
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New Mexico Chief Justice John P. Slough is shot and fatally wounded, in Santa Fe. |
| Crime/Disasters |
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In Santa Fe, New Mexico Chief Justice John P. Slough dies two days after his wounding by a political rival. |
| Crime/Disasters |
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In northeast England, an accidental explosion of nitroglycerin kills the Sheriff of Newcastle and six others. |
| Crime/Disasters |
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Almost fifty people are killed in an horrific train wreck near Angola, New York. |
| Crime/Disasters |
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Sitting Ohio congressman murdered by his deranged son on the family farm in Marysville. |
