549 Historic Events for July 1
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| 1847 |
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George F Kersting, German painter, dies at 61
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| 1850 |
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At least 626 ships lie at anchor around SF Bay
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| 1857 |
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Roger Connor, 1st baseman (NY Giants)
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| 1858 |
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1st Canadian coins minted (1›, 5›, 10› and 20›)
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| 1859 |
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1st intercollegiate baseball game, Amherst beats Williams 66-32
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| 1859 |
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Balloon covers a record 809 miles over St Louis
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| 1861 |
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Samuel D Riddle, horse owner (Man 'o War)
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| 1861 |
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1st public schoolhouse opens at Washington and Mason St, SF
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| 1861 |
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War Dept decrees the KA and TN are to be canvassed for volunteers
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| 1862 |
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Emperor Alexander II grants Jews right to publish books
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| 1862 |
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Battle of Holly Spring, MS
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| 1862 |
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Lincoln appoints Isaac Newton sec of agriculture-no kidding!
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| 1862 |
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Day 7 of 7 Days-Battle of Malvern Hill (Poindexter's Farm) Day 7 of Seven Days US15,249 CS17,583
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| 1862 |
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Congress outlaws polygamy (1st time); bad news for Utah
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| 1862 |
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Battle of Malvern Hill, VA (Harrison's Landing, Crew's Farm)
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| 1862 |
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Battle at Booneville Mississippi: Confed superior power driven out
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| 1862 |
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Internal Revenue Law imposes 1st federal taxes on inheritance, tobacco and on incomes over $600 (progressive rate)
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| 1863 |
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Battle of Gettysburg, Pa; Lee's northward advance halted
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| 1863 |
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Free city delivery of mail begins in 49 US cities; postage 3›/« oz
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| 1863 |
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Slavery abolished in Suriname and Netherlands Antilles
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| 1863 |
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-2] Battle at Baltimore: Crump's Crossroads Virginia
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| 1863 |
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John Fulton Reynolds, Union general-major, dies in battle at 42
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| 1864 |
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Battle of Petersburg, VA [->JUL 31] -front US3695 CS---
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| 1867 |
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Dominion of Canada forms (New Bruns, Nova Scotia, Ontario and Qu‚bec)
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| 1869 |
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US mint at Carson City, Nevada opens
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