| Crime/Disasters |
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A massive hailstorm shatters glass windows throughout the city of Philadelphia. |
| Business/Industry |
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On Long Island, the Queens Agricultural Society successfully completes its twenty-fifth annual exhibition. |
| Education/Culture |
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In Canada, the boat clubs of Ottawa hold a large regatta on the Ottawa River. |
| Religion/Philosophy |
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In London, a Conference of the Anglican Bishops, including from the United States, opens at Lambeth Palace. |
| Crime/Disasters |
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In Philadelphia, the New American Theater, destroyed by fire just three months before, re-opens. |
| Personal |
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Sir Frederick Bruce, British ambassador in Washington, dies suddenly in Boston, Massachusetts. |
| Crime/Disasters |
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In Manchester, England, armed Irish Nationalists free two of their leaders from police custody killing a sergeant. |
| Campaigns/Elections |
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The newly formulated Maryland Constitution of 1867 receives an overwhelming endorsement in a popular vote. |
| Battles/Soldiers |
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In Maryland, the Antietam National Cemetery is officially dedicated on the battle's fifth anniversary. |
| Personal |
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The controversial Texas military governor Major General Charles Griffin dies of yellow fever in Galveston. |
| Education/Culture |
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At Springfield in Massachusetts, an international rowing match sees the hosts beat a Canadian crew. |
| Campaigns/Elections |
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Hero of Little Round Top Joshua Chamberlain wins his second term as governor of the state of Maine. |
| Crime/Disasters |
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A massive boiler explosion at a saw-mill kills several New Yorkers. |
| Education/Culture |
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In a rematch at Newburgh, New York, James Hamill wins back the American Single Sculls title from Walter Brown. |
| Education/Culture |
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At Newburgh on the Hudson River, a high-stakes sculling contest ends in controversy. |
| Business/Industry |
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The submarine cable between Punta Rassa and Key West completes the Washington to Havana telegraph line. |
| Campaigns/Elections |
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In Kentucky, newly elected governor John L. Helm dies at his home after just five days in office. |
| Campaigns/Elections |
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In the California elections, Democrats easily gain the governor's mansion from the Republicans with Henry Huntly Haight |
| Religion/Philosophy |
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In Holland, Britain's Evangelical Alliance wraps up its fifth annual conference in Amsterdam. |
| Personal |
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British scientist Michael Faraday, inventor of the electric generator, dies at his home near London. |
| Crime/Disasters |
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The sole survivor of the miniature schooner "John T. Ford" is rescued off the Irish coast. |
| Science/Technology |
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In the Alps, the revolutionary mountain railway crossing Mont Cenis Pass has its first trial run. |
| Science/Technology |
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The mayor of Key West and the Cuban captain-general exchange messages on the new United States to Cuba undersea telegraph. |
| Lawmaking/Litigating |
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The Indian Peace Commission meets with Sioux tribal leaders near Fort Thompson in South Dakota. |
| Crime/Disasters |
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The miniature schooner "John T. Ford," bound for the Paris Exhibition, capsizes off the Irish coast. |
| Religion/Philosophy |
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In Holland, Britain's Evangelical Alliance opens its fifth annual conference in Amsterdam. |
| Crime/Disasters |
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Second District commander David Sickles confirms the convictions in the Phillis Ruffin beating case. |
| Lawmaking/Litigating |
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President Johnson relieves Fifth District military governor General Phil Sheridan of his duties. |
| Lawmaking/Litigating |
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The Maryland constitutional convention completes its work on a new ruling document for Maryland. |
| Personal |
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Pierce Butler, former husband of Fanny Kemble, dies at his home in Philadelphia. |
