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US/the World The first Parliament of the new Dominion of Canada is opened in Ottawa.
Personal The eminent scientist Marie Curie, the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, is born in Poland.
Religion/Philosophy In Madison, New Jersey, Drew Theological Seminary is formally opened
Campaigns/Elections In state elections in Massachusetts, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, three Republican governors win reelection.
Campaigns/Elections Democrats sweep to victory in the first state elections under the new Maryland constitution.
Education/Culture In France, the Paris Industrial Exhibition closes after seven months of unprecedented display.
Education/Culture Edward Payson Weston reaches Connecticut on his 1200 mile walk from Portland, Maine to Chicago.
Education/Culture In London, Charles Dickens' literary friends hold a massive farewell banquet before his visit to America.
Education/Culture In Lafayette, Indiana, a wood-sawing contest between baseball teams raises money for charity
Education/Culture Along the Monongahela River, large crowds turn out to watch a five-mile sculling race for $2000.
Personal John A. Andrew, War Governor of Massachusetts, dies suddenly at his home in Boston, aged forty-nine.
Crime/Disasters - The San Narcisco hurricane continues its destructive path from Puerto Rico to St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands.
Crime/Disasters U.S. Revenue officers clash with smugglers in the waters of Wilmington, North Carolina.
Crime/Disasters A powerful hurricane devastates the island of Puerto Rico, killing hundreds.
Lawmaking/Litigating At Medicine Lodge River in Kansas, a third peace treaty is signed, this with the Cheyenne and Arapaho.
Education/Culture Edward Payson Weston sets out to walk from Portland, Maine to Chicago in thirty days.
Crime/Disasters - A late season hurricane smashes islands in the Lesser Antilles and then kills hundreds in Puerto Rico.
Campaigns/Elections Baltimore holds the first elections under the new Maryland constitution
Lawmaking/Litigating In Kansas, negotiations at Medicine Lodge River result in two peace treaties Plains tribes.
Lawmaking/Litigating The cornerstone of the new City Hall is laid in Baltimore, Maryland.
Crime/Disasters Royal Navy ship commanded by Queen Victoria's second son survives a typhoon in the Indian Ocean.
Campaigns/Elections Future U.S. President Rutherford B. Hayes wins his first term as governor of Ohio.
Campaigns/Elections In Iowa elections, Republican Samuel Merrill is elected the state's seventh governor
Crime/Disasters - A powerful hurricane strikes the coast of Louisiana.
Battles/Soldiers At Bombay, the first British troops leave India for Africa to carry out the invasion of Abyssinia.
Crime/Disasters - A Gulf of Mexico hurricane causes heavy damage along the Texas and Louisiana coastlines.
Battles/Soldiers The Union League of New York City hosts a massive reception for General Philip Sheridan.
Business/Industry - The Indiana State Fair is in session at Terra Haute, Indiana.
Crime/Disasters In Newark, New Jersey, a large boiler explosion kills two brewery workers.
Campaigns/Elections During a dispute between state and local authorities, federal troops keep the peace in Nashville city elections.