The last issue of the abolitionist magazine The Liberator is published in
Boston.
February 13 – The first daylight
bank robbery in United States history during peacetime takes place in
Liberty, Missouri. This is considered to be the first robbery committed by
Jesse James and his gang, although James role is disputed.
February 26 – The
Calaveras Skull is discovered in
California. Purported to be evidence of humans in North America during the
Pliocene epoch, it turns out to be a
hoax.
March 13 – The
United States Congress overwhelmingly passes the
Civil Rights Act of 1866, the first federal legislation to protect the rights of African-Americans; President
Andrew Johnson vetoes the bill on March 27, and Congress overrides the veto on April 9.[1]
July 25 – The
U.S. Congress passes legislation authorizing the rank of
General of the Army (modern-day "5-star general"); Lieutenant General
Ulysses S. Grant becomes the first to have this rank.
July 30 – The
New Orleans massacre, a deadly attack on a constitutional convention promoting black suffrage in Louisiana, is led by Mayor
John Monroe.[2]
The last issue of the abolitionist magazine The Liberator is published in
Boston.
February 13 – The first daylight
bank robbery in United States history during peacetime takes place in
Liberty, Missouri. This is considered to be the first robbery committed by
Jesse James and his gang, although James role is disputed.
February 26 – The
Calaveras Skull is discovered in
California. Purported to be evidence of humans in North America during the
Pliocene epoch, it turns out to be a
hoax.
March 13 – The
United States Congress overwhelmingly passes the
Civil Rights Act of 1866, the first federal legislation to protect the rights of African-Americans; President
Andrew Johnson vetoes the bill on March 27, and Congress overrides the veto on April 9.[1]
July 25 – The
U.S. Congress passes legislation authorizing the rank of
General of the Army (modern-day "5-star general"); Lieutenant General
Ulysses S. Grant becomes the first to have this rank.
July 30 – The
New Orleans massacre, a deadly attack on a constitutional convention promoting black suffrage in Louisiana, is led by Mayor
John Monroe.[2]