Facts and Events That Happened in This Year
James H Mason patented the first US coffee percolator.
Several Confederate veterans formed the Ku Klux Klan in Pulaski, Tennessee.
Shaw University, the first historically Black university in the southern United States, was founded.
Lewis Carroll's 'Alice in Wonderland' novel was published in the US.
The United States issued gold certificates to battle counterfeit notes.
The first-ever western shootdown happened in Market Square, Springfield, Missouri, US.
Alpinists reached the summit of Matterhorn for the first time.
The United States Secret Service was formed.
The Salvation Army was founded in London by Methodist preacher William Booth and his wife, Catherine Booth.
President Andrew Johnson reorganized the Confederate States.
American boarding house owner Mary Surratt was arrested for taking part in President Lincoln's assassination.
President Abraham Lincoln died.
President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated.
Confederate General Robert E. Lee ended his campaign at The Battle of Appomattox Court House.
