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.
The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Crimean War.
The 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is passed.
The Clifton Suspension Bridge was finally opened.
Nevada became the 36th state to join the United States of America.
Abraham Lincoln declared Thanksgiving Day a national holiday.
The Great Cyclone of Calcutta hit India and destroyed over half the city.
Sir William Huggins discovered the spectrum of a planetary nebula at his observatory in Upper Tulse Hill in London, England.
Italian astronomer Giovanni Donati became the first person to observe the spectrum of a comet.
President Abraham Lincoln asked for 500,000 volunteers to join the military service.
The USS Kearsarge sank the CSS Alabama off the coast of Cherbourg, France.
Russia declared an end to the Russian-Circassian War.
The US Congress passed legislation that allowed the 'In God We Trust' inscription on the currency.
Rebecca Lee Crumpler became the first African American female physician.
Saint Francis Xavier Church in Baltimore, Maryland, became the first church exclusively for blacks in the US.
Heineken International was founded in the Netherlands.
Charing Cross Railway Station opened in London, England.
Abraham Lincoln issued his Amnesty Proclamation and plan for the Reconstruction of the South.
One of the greatest speeches of all American history, The Gettysburg Address, was given by Abraham Lincoln.
The International Committee of the Red Cross was formed when eighteen countries gathered in Geneva, Switzerland.
The first American college outside of the USA was founded in Istanbul, Turkey.
Abraham Lincoln issued an order called 'eye-for-eye,' allowing Union soldiers to one rebel prisoner for every black prisoner the Confederacy shot.
North America's biggest battle, ''The Battle of Gettysburg,” was won by the union.
West Virginia was admitted as the 35th US state during the height of the US Civil War.
The second black regiment (54 Mass) left Boston to fight in US Civil War.
The Battle of Salem Church took place.
The SS Georgiana, the largest ship in the Confederate States Navy, was sunk on her maiden voyage.
A precursor of the Red Cross and Red Crescent is founded.
The first US fire extinguisher patent was granted to Alanson Crane, Virginia.
London Underground was opened, making it the world’s oldest underground railway system.
US President Abraham Lincoln ordered the hanging of 39 Santee Sioux Indians.
Former President Abraham Lincoln ordered the emancipation of slaves across the US from January 1, 1863.
Congress banned polygamy, stating that those who are caught are to be punished.
President Lincoln signed an Act that made slavery illegal in US territories.
The US and Britain signed the Lyons-Seward Treaty.
The Westminster Bridge across The Thames opened in London, England.
President Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Acts into law.
The US Department of Agriculture was created after being signed into legislation by President Abraham Lincoln.
The US issued first paper money in denominations of $5, $10, $20, $50, $100, $500 and $1000 notes.
US paper money was first introduced into circulation after the passing of the Legal Tender Act to help finance the Civil War.
The Battle of Fort Donelson ended, with nearly 14,000 Confederate soldiers surrendering.
Abraham Lincoln was elected the 16th president of the United States of America.
Flagellation, also known as flogging, whipping, or lashing, was banned by the US Army.
The Battle of Bull Run took place at Manassas Junction, Virginia.
The Battle of Philippi began.
The New Orleans Minting facility closed.
