Last Navaho chief Manuelito turns himself in at Fort Wingate
Last Navaho chief Manuelito turns himself in at Fort Wingate
Last Navaho chief Manuelito turns himself in at Fort Wingate
Events Before
New York Stock Exchange opens its first permanent headquarters at 10-12 Broad Street, near Wall Street, in New York City
The New York Stock Exchange Building (also NYSE Building) is the headquarters of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), located in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan in New York City.
Confederate Brigadier-General John Pegram marries Hetty Cary (US Civil War)
Confederate Brigadier-General John Pegram marries Hetty Cary (US Civil War)
Congress passes, by a vote of 121-24, the 13th Amendment to the US Constitution, abolishing slavery in the United States
Congress passes, by a vote of 121-24, the 13th Amendment to the US Constitution, abolishing slavery in the United States except as punishment for a crime [1] [2]
Robert E. Lee is named general-in-chief of Confederate forces
Robert Edward Lee (January 19, 1807 – October 12, 1870) was a Confederate general whose early actions in the American Civil War led to his appointment as the overall commander of the Confederate…
General Robert E. Lee is appointed General-in-Chief of the Confederate Armies during the US Civil War
Robert Edward Lee (January 19, 1807 – October 12, 1870) was a Confederate general whose early actions in the American Civil War led to his appointment as the overall commander of the Confederate…
Events After
Labor union leader Samuel Gompers (17) weds co-worker Sophia Julian (16) in Brooklyn, New York
Labor union leader Samuel Gompers (17) weds co-worker Sophia Julian (16) in Brooklyn, New York
Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoevsky (45) weds Anna Snitkina at Trinity Cathedral in Saint Petersburg, Russia
Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoevsky (45) weds Anna Snitkina at Trinity Cathedral in Saint Petersburg, Russia
British North America Act is passed in the House of Commons, serves as Canada's constitution for more than 100 years
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, making it the second-largest...
Joseph Lister first outlines the discovery of antiseptic surgery in an article in "The Lancet"
Joseph Lister first outlines the discovery of antiseptic surgery in an article in "The Lancet"
The United States buys Alaska from Russia for $7,200,000 (109 million in 2018 dollars), roughly 2 cents an acre
The United States buys Alaska from Russia for $7,200,000 (109 million in 2018 dollars), roughly 2 cents an acre
More from the 1860s
Abraham Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation to free enslaved people in Confederate states
Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was the 16th president of the United States, serving from 1861 until his assassination in 1865.
Slavery is abolished in the Dutch East Indies for areas under direct rule
The Dutch East Indies, also known as the Netherlands East Indies, was a Dutch colony with territory mostly comprising the modern state of Indonesia, which declared independence on 17 August 1945.
Alfred Stieglitz is born
Alfred Stieglitz, American photographer, known for american photographer, was born on 1864-01-01.
Qi Baishi is born
Qi Baishi, Chinese painter, known for chinese painter, was born on 1864-01-01. Qi Baishi (1 January 1864 – 16 September 1957) was a Chinese painter, noted for the whimsical, often playful style of…
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