Education/Culture |
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Actor Edwin Booth's celebrated New York City run in the role of Hamlet is commemorated. |
Science/Technology |
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In New York City, mid-winter cold produces an ice bridge in the East River between Manhattan and Brooklyn. |
Crime/Disasters |
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In England, unemployed shipyard workers loot bakeries and food shops on south-east London's riverside. |
Lawmaking/Litigating |
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In Washington D.C., President Johnson vetoes the Colorado Statehood Bill |
Personal |
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Philip Johnson, sitting Pennsylvania Democratic congressman dies suddenly in Washington, D.C. |
US/the World |
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Emperor Komei dies in Japan |
Education/Culture |
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The famous four lions at the base of Nelson's Column are lifted into place on London's Trafalgar Square. |
Lawmaking/Litigating |
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Thaddeus Stevens introduces the First Reconstruction Bill of 1867 in the House of Representatives. |
Lawmaking/Litigating |
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With great ceremony, Queen Victoria opens the new session of the British Parliament in London. |
Lawmaking/Litigating |
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The Habeas Corpus Act of 1867 is passed radically adjusting the relationship between state and federal courts. |
Crime/Disasters |
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The breaking up of the ice dams on the Potomac carries away Washington, D.C.'s Long Bridge. |
US/the World |
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French commander Marshal Bazaine leads French troops out of Mexico City for evacuation from Vera Cruz. |
Personal |
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The celebrated children's writer Laura Ingalls Wilder is born in Pepin County, Wisconsin. |
US/the World |
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In England, 20,000 people march in London in support of electoral reform. |
Lawmaking/Litigating |
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In Washington, DC, the House of Representatives passes the Reconstruction Bill of 1867. |
Crime/Disasters |
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In North Carolina, a white, male mob viciously beats a young African-American woman named Phillis Ruffin. |
Education/Culture |
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Saint Valentine's Day |
Lawmaking/Litigating |
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In Washington, DC, the U.S. Senate passes an amended Reconstruction Bill of 1867. |
Lawmaking/Litigating |
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The compromise "Tenure of Office Act" passes the U.S. Senate by a vote of twenty-two to ten. |
Lawmaking/Litigating |
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The compromise "Tenure of Office Act" passes the House of Representatives by a vote of 112 to 41. |
Crime/Disasters |
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Accused Lincoln conspirator is returned to the United States under arrest for murder. |
Lawmaking/Litigating |
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In Washington, DC, the House agrees Senate changes to the Reconstruction Bill and the measure goes to President Johnson for signature. |
Crime/Disasters |
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In a Philadelphia courtroom, the father of a young sexual assault victim shoots her accused attacker dead. |
Lawmaking/Litigating |
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At the White House, President Johnson meets with a delegation representing Sioux tribes. |
Crime/Disasters |
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In northern England, a railway collision touches off four tons of gunpowder with fatal results. |
Lawmaking/Litigating |
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The U.S. Senate fails to override President Johnson's veto of the Colorado Statehood Bill. |
Lawmaking/Litigating |
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The 39th Congress restricts the ability of the White House to dismiss the commanding general of the army. |
Lawmaking/Litigating |
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President Johnson rejects the "Tenure of Office Bill" and the Congress over-rides his veto before the day is out. |
Lawmaking/Litigating |
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President Johnson rejects the amended Reconstruction Act and Congress easily over-rides his veto on the same day. |
Crime/Disasters |
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The New York steamship burns off Cape Hatteras and eleven aboard are killed. |