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Slavery
Slavery Ends in Neth Indies -
Agriculture
Thomas Clemson takes office as 1st US superintendent of agriculture. -
Abraham
Abraham Lincoln makes a speech at Cooper Union in the city of New York that is largely responsible for his election to the Presidency. -
Temp
Temperature hits 115°F in Ft Scott & 112°F in Topeka Kansas! -
Railroad
1st railroad reaches Kansas. -
Telegraph
Telegraph line between LA & SF opens. -
Bejing Captured
British & French troops capture Beijing. -
Twain Steamboat
In 1861 at age 26, Clemens decided he wanted to be a steamboat pilot. -
Civil War
1st hostile act of Civil War; Star of West fired on, Sumter, SC. -
Crapper
Flush toilet patented by Mr Thomas Crapper. -
Picture
1st moving picture peep show machine is patented by Samuel Goodale. -
Licoln
Pres-elect Lincoln arrives secretly in Wash DC to take office. -
Earthquake
An earthquake completely destroys Mendoza, Argentina. -
Battle
Battle of Mill Springs, KY (Fishing Creek, Logan's Crossroads). -
Singing
Lincoln signs National Currency Act. -
Freemasons
Became a member of the Free Masons. -
Comet
Haley's Comet was visible in the sky on the night that Mark Twain was both born and passed away. -
The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County
The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County was first put on press on this date, one of Mark Twains best work. -
Billiards
In 1867 Twain developed a serious enjoyment of billiards. He enjoyed the game for the rest of his life. -
Color Blindness
Twain suffered from color blindness. -
Harriet
In 1868 Twain met Harriet Beecher Stowe. -
Hellen Keller
Twain gave Anne Sullivan the label “miracle worker” for her work with Helen Keller in 1869. -
Married
Mark Twain married his wife Olivia Langdon Clemens on this date. -
Robert Browning
Twain also greatly admired the poet Robert Browning he later met in 1870
