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Type	Date Span	Title
Lawmaking/Litigating	Tue, March 27, 1866	President Johnson vetoes the Civil Rights Bill of 1866
Personal	Wed, March 28, 1866	Sitting Senator Solomon Foot of Vermont dies at sixty-three years old in his residence in Washington D.C.
Lawmaking/Litigating	Wed, March 28, 1866	The Wisconsin Supreme Court rules that male Wisconsin African-Americans have the right to vote
Religion/Philosophy	Thu, March 29, 1866	British clergyman, poet, and founder of the Oxford Movement John Keble dies in southwest England.
Religion/Philosophy	Fri, March 30, 1866	Good Friday
US/the World	Sat, March 31, 1866	Spanish naval units shell the Chilean port of Valparaiso
Religion/Philosophy	Sat, March 31, 1866	First day of Passover
Business/Industry	Sun, April 1, 1866	Western Union absorbs US Telegraph and takes control of virtually all the American telegraph industry
Religion/Philosophy	Sun, April 1, 1866	Easter Sunday
Lawmaking/Litigating	Mon, April 2, 1866	In Texas, the state convention produces a new constitution for a popular vote in June 1866
Campaigns/Elections	Mon, April 2, 1866	The Ladies' Southern Relief Fair opens in Baltimore.
US/the World	Tue, April 3, 1866	In southern Africa, the Basutho and the Orange Free State negotiate an end the Free State-Basotho War
Lawmaking/Litigating	Tue, April 3, 1866	The U.S. Supreme Court decides "Ex Parte Milligan" in favor of the plaintiffs and orders them released
Crime/Disasters	Tue, April 3, 1866	At Colón in the Panama, an exploding British cargo of nitro-glycerin devastates the port and kills fifty
Crime/Disasters	Wed, April 4, 1866	In St. Petersburg, Tsar Alexander II of Russia survives the first of many assassination attempts
Education/Culture	Fri, April 6, 1866	In Decatur, Illinois Union veterans found the first "post" of what will be the Grand Army of the Republic
US/the World	Fri, April 6, 1866	Mexican Ambassador Matias Romero meets with President Johnson seeking assistance for Mexico
Lawmaking/Litigating	Fri, April 6, 1866	In Washington, the U.S. Senate votes to over-ride the presidential veto of the Civil Rights Bill
Crime/Disasters	Sat, April 7, 1866	On a South Philadelphia farm, Anton Probst kills his employer's entire family in the "Deering Massacre"
Religion/Philosophy	Sat, April 7, 1866	Last day of Passover
Campaigns/Elections	Mon, April 9, 1866	In Norfolk, Virginia, African-Americans rally to celebrate congressional action on the Civil Rights Bill
Lawmaking/Litigating	Mon, April 9, 1866	In Washington, House of Representatives votes to overturn the presidential veto of the Civil Rights Bill
Lawmaking/Litigating	Tue, April 10, 1866	The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is chartered in the New York Legislature
Lawmaking/Litigating	Tue, April 10, 1866	In Columbus, Ohio, Lambdin P. Milligan walks free after almost two years in prison
Battles/Soldiers	Tue, April 10, 1866	A New Hampshire monument is dedicated at the new Winchester National Cemetery in Virginia,
Crime/Disasters	Fri, April 13, 1866	Anton Probst, suspect in the "Deering Massacre" murders, is arrested in Philadelphia
Personal	Sat, April 14, 1866	Anne Sullivan, teacher and companion of Helen Keller, is born in Hampden County, Massachusetts
Crime/Disasters	Mon, April 16, 1866 - Tue, April 17, 1866	Serious civil disturbances rock Norfolk, Virginia, bringing federal troops to restore order
US/the World	Tue, April 17, 1866	British naval and land units arrive to defend Campobello Island from a Fenian Raid
Science/Technology	Tue, April 17, 1866	On the Thames, after much difficulty, a massive new Royal Navy warship is launched