Mar 07 Riot occurs between prosecessionist & Union supporters in Knoxville TN
Mar 19 Maori War in New Zealand ends with Maori surrender
Mar 22 The first US nursing school chartered
Mar 06 Provisionary Confederate Congress establishes Confederate Army
Mar 23 London's first tramcars, designed by Mr Train of New York, begins operating
Mar 04 President Lincoln opens Government Printing Office
Mar 16 Arizona Territory votes to leave the Union
Mar 17 Italy declares independence; Kingdom of Italy proclaimed
Mar 04 Lincoln inaugurated as 16th President; first time US has 5 former Presidents living
Mar 02 US Congress creates Dakota &Nevada Territories out of the Nebraska &Utah territories
Mar 27 Black demonstrators in Charleston staged ride-ins on street cars
Mar 31 Confederacy takes over mint at New Orleans
Mar 04 Abraham Lincoln becomes the 16th President of the United States
Mar 02 Government Printing Office purchases a printing plant, Washington DC
Mar 08 St Augustine FL surrenders to Union armies
Mar 13 Jefferson Davis signs bill authorizing use of slaves as soldiers
Mar 04 Confederate States adopt "Stars & Bars" flag
Mar 09 Confederate currency authorized-$50, $100, $500, $1,000
Mar 16 Confederate government appoints commissioners to Britain
Mar 11 Confederate convention in Montgomery, adopts constitution
Mar 03 Russian Tsar Alexander II abolishes serfdom
Mar 04 Abraham Lincoln is sworn in as US President.
Aug 05 US Army abolishes flogging
Aug 03 First manned balloon from a ship used to observe Confederate artillery position at Hampton Roads, VA
Aug 05 US levies its first Income Tax (3% of incomes over $800)
