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Italy and Austria sign the Armistice of Cormon, ending their seven week conflict. |
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In Philadelphia, Democrats and conservatives gather for the National Union Convention. |
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Struggling to hold onto power, the Unconditional Union Party of Maryland meets in Baltimore. |
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At Margate on the English coast, a miniature sailing ship completes a remarkable Atlantic crossing. |
US/the World |
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President Johnson proclaims the U.S. will not honor Imperial Mexico's blockade of rebel Matamoras. |
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At Jersey City's Petroleum Dock, a massive explosion touches off a devastating fire. |
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In the English Channel, a passenger ship is rammed and sinks with the loss of thirteen lives. |
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President Andrew Johnson's "Swing Around the Circle" speaking tour travels across New Jersey to New York City. |
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Illinois Democrats hold their state convention in Springfield. |
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Michigan Republicans meet in Detroit and nominate Henry H. Crapo for governor. |
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Prussia and Austria sign the Peace of Prague, ending the Prussian-Austrian War. |
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Governor Ward of New Jersey calls a special legislative session to consider the 14th Amendment. |
Business/Industry |
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In the City of London, the new Cannon Street Railway Station opens for business. |
Business/Industry |
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In England, the new Cannon Street Station is opened as the London terminus for the South Eastern Railway. |
Science/Technology |
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The Great Eastern begins to lay cable connected to the recovered 1865 broken cable and heads for Newfoundland. |
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In Philadelphia, four hundred delegates meet in the Southern Loyalist Convention over four days. |
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Republicans once again dominate the Vermont state elections. |
Campaigns/Elections |
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Kansas Republicans nominate a slate of Radical Republicans for the fall elections. |
Campaigns/Elections |
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Republican Coles Bashford is elected as the Arizona Territory's delegate to the U.S. Congress. |
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In Newark, the New Jersey Home for Disabled Soldiers is officially dedicated. |
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Michigan Democrats endorse General A.S. Williams' nomination for governor. |
Business/Industry |
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The close-run Great Tea Race between clipper-ships from China to London ends after ninety-nine days |
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In Chicago, the cornerstone of the monument at the grave of Stephen Douglas is dedicated. |
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An altercation between locals and Union regulars garrisoning Brenham, Texas results in a massive fire. |
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In Maine, Republicans sweep to victory in the state and federal elections. |
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New York Democrats meet in convention at Albany to nominate candidates for the fall elections. |
Business/Industry |
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In Argentina, the nation's first railroad, begun in 1857, extends another 110 miles westward. |
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New Jersey ratifies the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. |
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The Massachusetts Republican Convention meets and has harsh words for President Johnson. |
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Former Civil War general William Ward Orme dies of tuberculosis at his home in Bloomington, Illinois. |