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First steam-powered carousel. Bolton, England
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Earthquake in Mendoza, Argentina completely destroys city.
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Discovery of the element Thallium (London)
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Civil War Starts
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Union Navy blocks confederate state ports, preventing trade.
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First US income tax
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German mathematician, David Hilbert was born.
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Lincoln signs into law the original homestead act
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Paul Morphy retires world championship in chess
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Adolf Anderrsen claimed chess world champion
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Morrill Land-Grant Act of 1862
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Yellow Fever Epidemic throughout America
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Thayer Memorial Library
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World's first underground railroad
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German geometric mathematician Jakob Steiner died.
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The FA (Football Association) was formed in England.
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Red Cross founded in Switzerland
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Darlington Town Clock build in England
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Children's book Max and Moritz published in Germany
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Juneteenth, African American emancipation day