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Much of the Japanese treaty port of Yokohama is destroyed in a devastating fire. |
| Lawmaking/Litigating |
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Governor Orr of South Carolina calls for South Carolina's rejection of the Fourteenth Amendment. |
| Campaigns/Elections |
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In Little Rock, the Arkansas legislature chooses the famous Methodist Andrew Hunter as U.S. Senator |
| Religion/Philosophy |
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In Canada, two long separated groups unite to become the Free Will Baptist Conference of Nova Scotia |
| Lawmaking/Litigating |
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Florida legislature votes unanimously to reject ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment. |
| Personal |
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The legendary surveyor and geographer after whom Mount Everest is named dies at his home in London |
| Crime/Disasters |
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Two merchant ships collide off of Fire Island, New York and both founder, drowning seven men. |
| Crime/Disasters |
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New York City police crack down on dog-fighting establishments in the Fourth Precinct. |
| Crime/Disasters |
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Official figures state cholera epidemic raging across the country has killed more than 10,000. |
| US/the World |
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On the Mexican border, the U.S. Army forces the surrender of Matamoros to Juarez-backed troops. |
| Lawmaking/Litigating |
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Senator George Williams of Oregon introduces the "Tenure of Office Act" in the U.S. Senate. |
| Legal/Political |
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The second session of the 39th Congress opens in Washington, DC |
| Crime/Disasters |
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Lucky escape for rail passengers when a bridge span collapses into the river at Zanesville, Ohio. |
| Legal/Political |
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The second session of the 39th Congress is sitting in Washington, DC |
| US/the World |
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In Brownsville, Texas, General Philip Sheridan removes General John Sedgwick from his command. |
| Lawmaking/Litigating |
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In Montgomery, the Alabama legislature votes overwhelmingly to reject the Fourteenth Amendment. |
| Business/Industry |
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In Rio de Janiero, Emperor Pedro of Brazil opens the Amazon to all international commercial traffic |
| Education/Culture |
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In Atlanta, the purpose-built Storrs School for Freedmen is dedicated. |
| Crime/Disasters |
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In Davenport, Indiana, a tragic house fire kills three members of the same family. |
| Education/Culture |
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In New York Harbor, the first Great Ocean Yacht Race across the Atlantic begins. |
| Crime/Disasters |
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In Yorkshire, almost four hundred miners are killed in what is still England's worst colliery disaster |
| Crime/Disasters |
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In northern England, 37 rescuers searching for mining disaster survivors are killed in a second explosion |
| Crime/Disasters |
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In England, the day after a mining disaster killed hundreds, 85 more die in an explosion at another pit. |
| Lawmaking/Litigating |
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In Raleigh, the North Carolina legislature rejects the Fourteenth Amendment by a large margin. |
| Carlisle/Dickinson |
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Henry Vethake, former pioneer lecturer in "Political Economy" at Dickinson College dies in Philadelphia |
| Lawmaking/Litigating |
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In Little Rock, Arkansas legislative committees decline a vote on the Fourteenth Amendment. |
| Crime/Disasters |
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In mid-Atlantic, storms strike Great Yacht Race competitor "Fleetwing" and six crewmen are lost overboard. |
| Lawmaking/Litigating |
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The U.S. Senate passes the initial version of the "Tenure of Office Act" on a vote of twenty-nine for and nine against. |
| Crime/Disasters |
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In England, a freak accident on the new London Underground kills three passengers. |
| Legal/Political |
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The second session of the 39th Congress is in a two-week holiday recess until January 4, 1867 |
