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Abraham Lincoln is Elected President of the United Stated
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begins working as columnist at Golden Era
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Prince Albert, the husband of Britain's Queen Victoria, dies at the age of 42.
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President Abraham Lincoln signs the Emancipation Proclamation
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Death of writer and Henry David Thoreau, author of Walden
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Bret Harte gets married to Anna Griswold in San Rafael, California
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The Battle of Antietam is fought in western Maryland. It becomes known as the "America's Bloodiest Day."
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The New York Draft Riots begin, and continue for several days
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Battle of Gettysburg
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President Abraham Lincoln issues a proclamation declaring a Day of Thanksgiving to he observed on the last Thursday in November
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President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address while dedicating a military cemetery at the site of the Battle of Gettysburg.
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Death of Archbishop John Hughes, an immigrant priest who became a political force in New York City.
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Take the job at the mint in California
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Abraham Lincoln becomes president for second term
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Abraham Lincoln is shot and killed in Ford Theatre
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Publishe the Outcropping
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The Grand Army of the Republic, an organization of Union veterans, is formed.
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Published the Journal called the "Californian"
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Published The Lost Galleon and Other Tales
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Published "The Mermaid of Lighthouse Point"
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Benjamin Disraeli becomes Prime Minister of Britain for the first time.
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Published "The Luck of Roaring Camp"
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Became Editor of Overland Monthly
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Published the Outcast of Poker Flat
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Ulysses S. Grant becomes president of the United States of America
