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Dickinson College holds annual commencement ceremonies |
| Lawmaking/Litigating |
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Nevada settlers elect a slate of delegates to frame a territorial constitution |
| Business/Industry |
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The sternwheeler "Chippewa" reaches to within twelve miles of Fort Benton on the Upper Missouri |
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Estafania, Queen of Portugal, dies of diptheria in Lisbon, aged twenty-two |
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Nevada delegates meet to frame a constitution for their unorganized territory |
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William Wordsworth's private library of three thousand volumes sold at auction in England |
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Baltimore's first regular streetcar service goes into operation |
| Lawmaking/Litigating |
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The Wyandotte Convention completes and signs the new Kansas State Constitution |
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Richard Rush, former Secretary of the Treasury, dies in Philadelphia |
| Education/Culture |
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Horace Greeley arrives in Sacramento on his tour of the West |
| Legal/Political |
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New England Colored Citizens' Convention opens in Boston |
| Education/Culture |
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New York City enjoys unseasonal and comfortable summer weather |
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The American Dental Association meets in Niagara Falls |
| Personal |
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Horace Mann dies in Yellow Springs, Ohio at age sixty-three |
| Science/Technology |
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The American Scientific Association meets in Springfield, Massachusetts |
| Education/Culture |
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Amid great ceremony, the cornerstone is laid for the National Monument at Plymouth Rock |
| Education/Culture |
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Sixth annual international cricket match is played between the United States and Canada |
| Battles/Soldiers |
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Major Lewis Armistead and his men defeat a party of hostile Indians in the Mojave region of California |
| Education/Culture |
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Advocates for women's rights meet in Poughkeepsie, New York |
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Representatives of Austria, France, and Piedmont-Sardinia meet in Zurich to negotiate a permanent end to the war in Italy |
| Crime/Disasters |
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Explosions at an Irish gunpowder mill kill five and cause widespread damage |
| Science/Technology |
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The American Scientific Association concludes its annual meeting in Springfield, Massachusetts |
| Education/Culture |
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The National Teacher's Association are meeting for their annual conference in Washington, DC |
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Fire causes heavy damage in Lawrence, Massachusetts |
| Crime/Disasters |
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Inmate burns the Massachusetts State Reform School at Westboro to the ground |
| Battles/Soldiers |
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U.S. Army in action against hostile Indians in Utah Territory |
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Mount Hood in Oregon in volcanic eruption |
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First Dragoons from Fort Crook in California in chase and fight with hostile Indians |
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Final resistance to the Russian conquest of the Caucasus ends with the capture of Chechen leader Shamil |
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A remarkable display of the Northern Lights is seen in Europe and North America |
