| Campaigns/Elections |
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President Johnson asks the Louisiana legislature to postpone its call for a new constitution. |
| Science/Technology |
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The Army board convened to decide on new infantry small arms meets for the first time in Washington. |
| Lawmaking/Litigating |
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In Raleigh, the state legislature defines by law the definition and legal status of black North Carolinians |
| Lawmaking/Litigating |
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Georgia votes an additional state tax to provide for distressed Confederate veterans and their families |
| Campaigns/Elections |
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Democrats sweep to power in the accelerated New Orleans city elections. |
| Crime/Disasters |
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Ex-Confederate General George Pickett reaches out to his old West Point friend U.S. Grant for amnesty |
| Lawmaking/Litigating |
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At the U.S. Capitol, the House of Representatives passes the Civil Rights Bill of 1866 |
| Education/Culture |
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In New York City, John Deery defeats John McDevitt for the American National Billiards Championship final |
| Campaigns/Elections |
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In New Hampshire, Republicans are re-elected with increased majorities in the annual state elections |
| Campaigns/Elections |
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In Hampton, Virginia, a mass meeting called to encourage black migration to Florida fails in its object |
| Crime/Disasters |
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In Vermont, fire severely damages Norwich University |
| Lawmaking/Litigating |
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In Boston, six men convicted of tarring and feathering a man for celebrating Lincoln's murder are pardoned |
| US/the World |
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Spain signs a treaty confirming the independence the Republic of Honduras had won in 1821. |
| Campaigns/Elections |
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Susannah Evans, the famous Welsh teenage temperance advocate, speaks in Chicago, Illinois |
| Campaigns/Elections |
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In Indianapolis, the Indiana Democratic Party holds its state convention |
| Campaigns/Elections |
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In Indianapolis, angry Indiana Democrats condemn Congress and support President Johnson. |
| Campaigns/Elections |
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In New Orleans, military governor General Edward Canby suspends the results of the mayoral election |
| Campaigns/Elections |
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Rhode Island Republicans nominate Union General Ambrose Burnside for governor. |
| Crime/Disasters |
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A deadly tornado kills four people in Montgomery County, Indiana |
| Crime/Disasters |
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A powerful tornado strikes central Illinois killing at least one and injuring dozens more |
| Crime/Disasters |
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Off the coast of South Carolina, a steam packet burns and sinks, killing at least eight people |
| Campaigns/Elections |
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Rhode Island Democrats meet to nominate candidates for the May 1866 state elections. |
| Personal |
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Former Confederate General Stephen Elliot, Jr. dies in South Carolina from his war wounds, aged 34. |
| Crime/Disasters |
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A massive fire in Cincinnati, Ohio destroys the famous 1859 Pike's Opera House and other buildings |
| Education/Culture |
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On the Thames in London, Oxford beat Cambridge in the University Boat Race for the sixth year in a row. |
| Education/Culture |
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The Hoboken Riding Club celebrates its fifteenth anniversary with public displays of horsemanship |
| Religion/Philosophy |
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Palm Sunday |
| Crime/Disasters |
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In Northern California, a severe earthquake causes alarm but little damage and few injuries |
| Lawmaking/Litigating |
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Maryland former Confederate General Bradley T. Johnson arrested in Baltimore on a charge of treason |
| Crime/Disasters |
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In Danville, Virginia, a large fire along Main Street destroys a factory and several stores |
