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A massive geomagnetic storm disrupts navigation and telegraphy around the globe |
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Solar flares directly connected to the disruption of the Earth's magnetic field for the first time |
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Nevada voters confirm the constitution for their unorganized territory by referendum |
| Science/Technology |
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Gas lighting introduced in Hawaii |
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Jean Jaurès, the French socialist hero, is born at Castre in south-western France |
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Huge fire burns out of control for five days in the Turkish capital of Constantinople |
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In Italy, Palma and Piacenta vote to break away from Bourbon rule |
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In Italy, Palma and Piacenta request annexation to the Kingdon of Piedmont-Sardinia |
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National Agricultural Fair in Chicago, Illinois |
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Former California Supreme Court Judge Terry shoots California Senator Broderick in a duel over slavery in the state |
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Isambard Kingdom Brunel dies in his London home from the effects of a stroke |
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The New Jersey State Agricultural Fair draws 30,000 people on its third day |
| Crime/Disasters |
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California Senator David Broderick dies of a wound received in a duel three days earlier over slavery in the state |
| Science/Technology |
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David Livingstone discovers Lake Nyasa in central Africa |
| Education/Culture |
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Statue of Daniel Webster dedicated on the grounds of the state house in Boston, Massachusetts |
| Education/Culture |
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Joshua Norton of San Francisco proclaims himself Emperor Norton I of the United States |
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General Winfield Scott sails for the Pacific NorthWest to head off the "Pig War" |
| Science/Technology |
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Mystery of the disappearance of the Franklin Expedition a decade before solved |
| Crime/Disasters |
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Flash flooding in eastern Pennsylvania causes loss of life and damage to property |
| Science/Technology |
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German astronomer discovers new minor planet |
| Education/Culture |
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Much anticipated tour of English cricket's finest players begins in Montreal |
| Business/Industry |
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Striking miners attack "blackleg" workers in the Pittsburgh coalfields |
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Bridge over a canal collapses in Albion, New York and eighteen citizens perish |
| Battles/Soldiers |
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Mexican bandits occupy Brownsville, Texas and kill five citizens |
| Campaigns/Elections |
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Illinois Democrats of the Sixth District nominate John A. McClernand for Congress |
| Education/Culture |
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Horace Greeley arrives home in New York City after his tour of the West |
| Settlers/Immigrants |
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New York City reports decline in new immigrants |
| Religion/Philosophy |
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New York Episcopal Convention votes to reinstate Benjamin T. Onderdonk as Bishop |
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John Young Mason dies in Paris where he is United States Minister |
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The touring All-England Cricket Team plays against a United States team in Hoboken |
