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A commission of western powers meets in Beirut, Lebanon over recent massacres of Christians |
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The Prince of Wales visits the tomb of George Washington at Mount Vernon |
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British and French forces reach the outskirts of the Chinese capital and sack the Summer Palace |
| Campaigns/Elections |
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W.H. Seward arrives home in Auburn, New York after his Midwestern electioneering tour |
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In Canada, storms cause heavy damage along the coast of the Gulf of St. Lawrence |
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Prince Albert makes a brief visit to Richmond, Virginia |
| Crime/Disasters |
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New Galway Line steamship sinks on only its second Atlantic crossing |
| Education/Culture |
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In New York City, Mathew Brady's new photographic gallery on Broadway opens to the public |
| Campaigns/Elections |
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In New York City, Democrats meet to ratify a united front in November against Lincoln and the Republicans |
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In Naples, announcement of a popular plebiscite in former Neapolitan provinces on joining a united Italy |
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The Prince of Wales spends twenty-four hours in Baltimore |
| Education/Culture |
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Dickinson College students given a day off classes to attend the local Agricultural Fair |
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Prince Albert visits Philadelphia and attends the opera |
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On Lake Erie, a Detroit grain ship explodes its boiler and sinks in Lake Erie, killing two crewman |
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Republicans sweep to victory in state-wide elections in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Iowa, and Minnesota |
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Leonard Wood is born in Pocasset, Massachusetts |
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On the London docks, fire completely destroys a massive sugar refinery |
| Campaigns/Elections |
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In New York City, "fire-eater" William L. Yancey of Alabama speaks at the Cooper Union |
| Crime/Disasters |
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Peruvian naval frigate capsizes in harbor at San Lorenzo, Peru with great loss of life |
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The Prince of Wales spends three busy days in New York City |
| Business/Industry |
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In Philadelphia, a dispute between hotel owners ends with violence on the street |
| US/the World |
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Garibaldi pledges that his conquests will become a part of a united Italy |
| US/the World |
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British and French troops enter the Chinese capital |
| Science/Technology |
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First signs of the fall season with snow in New York and Pennsylvania and a heavy frost in Georgia |
| US/the World |
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Prince Albert pays a visit to the United States Military Academy |
| US/the World |
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Garibaldi states that the former Bourbon Kingdom of the Two Sicilies will now form part of a united Italy |
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In Sicily, announcement of a popular plebiscite in former Neapolitan provinces on joining a united Italy |
| Education/Culture |
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In baseball, two Brooklyn clubs fight out a close game, 17-15 |
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The Prince of Wales visits Albany, New York |
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B. Tyler Henry receives a patent for his lever-action, sixteen shot repeating rifle |
