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