Paper currency (greenbacks) introduced in US by Pres Abraham Lincoln

Event

Congress creates national banking system, comptroller of currency

Event

Otto Ludwig, German writer (Zwischen Himmel und Erde), dies at 47

Death

Benedetto Croce, Italy, humanist/historian/editor/philosopher

Birth

Anthony J Block, Dutch lawyer (strafproces)

Birth

Hiram Revels, is sworn in as 1st black member of Congress (Sen-R-MS)

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Oliver Samuel Campbell, tennis champ (US Open-1890)

Birth

Enrico Caruso, Naples Italy, operatic tenor (Faust)

Birth

Kiowa Indians under Lone Wolf (Guipago) surrender at Ft Sill

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Charles Freer, art collector; endowed Freer Gallery [or 1856]

Birth

Congress passed 1st Timberland Protection Act

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Otakar Ostrcil, composer

Birth

William Foster, Mass, Communist Pres candidate (1924,28,32)

Birth

Bruno? Traven, German? writer (Sierra Madre)

Birth

Jozef Goossenaerts, Flemish philologist (Language boundary)

Birth

Ludvig Nordstr”m, Sweden, writer (Story of Peter Svensk)

Birth

US Congress condemns barbed wire around govt grounds

Event

Leonard Carey, England, actor (Laughter)

Birth

John Foster Dulles, US Secretary of State (1953-59)

Birth

Myra Hess, London England, concert pianist

Birth

James Barrie's "Walker London," premieres in London

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Ernst Friedrich, Breslau Germany, pacifist (War Against War!)

Birth

James Morrison Steele Mackaye, US actor/author/director, dies at 51

Death

Howard Wendell, Poland, actor (4 Skulls of Jonathan Drake)

Birth

DeBenneville "Bert" Bell, PA, NFL owner/commissioner/HOF (Eagles)

Birth