Page 12: Historical Events In 1861

Oct 22   1st telegraph line linking West & East coasts completed on this day in history.   

Oct 24   In the year 1861 1st US transcontinental telegram is sent (from SF to Wash DC)   

Oct 24   In the year 1861 first transcontinental telegram sent ending the Pony Express   

Oct 24   In the year 1861 first transcontinental telegraph sent in the United States.   

Oct 25   In the year 1861 battle of Wilson's Creek, MI (Springfield)   

Oct 25   In the year 1861 friedrich C von Savigny, German lawyer, dies at 82   

Oct 26   In the year 1861 pony Express ends   

Oct 26   Richard D Sears, Boston, tennis champ, US Open (1881) on this day in history.   

Nov 01   Gen George B McClellan made general in chief of Union armies in the year 1861.   

Nov 02   In the year 1861 american Civil War: Western Department Union General John C. Fremont is relieved of command and replaced by David Hunter.   

Nov 03   In the year 1861 johann Peter Kirsch, Luxembourg church historian/archaeologist   

Nov 04   In the year 1861 university of Washington founded in Seattle   

Nov 06   James A Naismith, inventor (basketball) on this day in history.   

Nov 06   Jefferson Davis elected to 6 year term as Confederate pres on this day in history.   

Nov 06   On this day in history jefferson Davis elected to 6 year term as Confederate President   

Nov 07   In the year 1861 battle of Belmont, MO   

Nov 08   Battle of Mount Ivy, KY on this day in history.   

Nov 08   US removes Confederate officials from British steamer Trent in the year 1861.   

Nov 09   1st documented Canadian football game (at U of Toronto) in the year 1861.   

Nov 09   In the year 1861 battle of Piketon, KY   

Nov 10   Robert T A Innes, Edinburgh Scotland, astronomer (Proxima Centauri) on this day in history.   

Nov 11   In the year 1861 pedro V van Alcantara, king of Portugal (1853-61), dies at 24   

Nov 14   Frederick Jackson Turner, Wisc, historian/educator (Harvard U) on this day in history.   

Nov 16   In the year 1861 vaclav Suk, composer   

Nov 19   On this day in history julia Ward Howe committed "Battle Hymn of the Republic" to paper   

Nov 20   On this day in history secession ordinance is filed by Kentucky's Confederate government.   

Nov 21   On this day in history joao da Cruz, Brazilian poet   

Nov 22   Battle of Ft McRee, FL in the year 1861.   

Nov 24   In the year 1861 luik-Visé-Maastricht railway opens   

Nov 26   On this day in history at Wheeling, a convention adopts a constitution for new state West Virginia   

Nov 26   In the year 1861 west Virginia created as a result of dispute over slavery with Virg   

Nov 28   In the year 1861 confederate congress officially admits Missouri to Confederate Army   

Nov 28   Confederate congress officially admits Missouri to the CSA in the year 1861.   

Nov 28   In the year 1861 robert Fuhrer, composer, dies at 54   

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Jan 02   On this day in history birth of helen Herron Taft, 1st lady (1909-12)   

Jan 03   William Renshaw, British champion tennis player (d. 1904) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of heinrich Gottlieb Noren, composer   

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of george Exton Lloyd, Anglican bishop and theologian (d. 1940)   

Jan 13   Max Nonne, German neurologist (d. 1959) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 14   In the year 1861 birth of wilhelm von Polenz, German writer (Der Pfarrer von Breitendorf)   

Jan 18   Hans Goldschmidt, German chemist was born in the year 1861.   

Jan 18   Raymond Huntington Woodman, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   Frederik Willem IV, king Prussia (1840-61)/Germ (1849-61), dies at 65 in the year 1861.   

Jan 17   On this day in history death of lola Montez, Irish-born adventurer (b. 1821)   

Jan 31   On this day in history franciscus J van Vree, Dutch Catholic foreman, dies at 53   

Feb 10   Francis Danby, Exmouth, painter, dies on this day in history.   

Feb 12   On this day in history hippolyte-Andre-Baptiste Chelard, composer, dies at 72   

Feb 18   Louis C Luzac, Dutch minister of Internal affairs, dies at 74 in the year 1861.   

Mar 10   In the year 1861 josepf Francois Snel, composer, dies at 67   

Mar 14   Abraham Louis Niedermeyer, composer, dies at 58 in the year 1861.