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The Year 1866
Cave City
Was Incorporated A Town On
FEBRUARY 2, 1866
| The first
daylight robbery in the United States history during peacetime took place in
Liberty , Missouri on October 6th, 1866 when the Reno Brother's boarded a
eastbound train in Indiana wearing masks and toting guns. After emptying one
safe and tossing the other out the window, the robber's jumped off the train
and made a easy getaway. This is considered to be the first robbery
committed by Jesse James and his gang, although James' role is disputed. The Civil Rights Act of 1866 was passed by Congress on April 8th, 1866 over the veto of President Andrew Johnson. The act was declared that all persons born in the United States were now citizens, without regard to race, color, or previous condition. As citizens they could make and enforce contracts, sue and be sued, give evidence in a Court of Law, and inherit, purchase, lease, sell, hold and convey real and personal property. Persons who denied these rights to former slaves were guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction faced a fine not exceeding $1000.00 dollars, or imprisonment for 1 year or both. The activities of the KuKluxKlan undermined the workings of this act and it failed to guarantee the civil rights of African Americans. Alexander II of Russia narrowly escaped an assassination attempt in the city of Kiev. The United States Congress eliminated the half dime coin and replaced it with the five cent piece, or nickel. Charles Elmer Hires invented root beer. The Canadian Parliament met for the first time in Ottawa. The Austro-Prussian War started June 14th. The Austro-Prussian War was decided at the Battle of Konniggratz, resulting in Prussia taking over as the prominent German nation from Austria. The National Labor Union was created to pressure Congress to make labor law reforms. Tennessee became the first U.S.State to be readmitted to the Union following the American Civil War.
| United States
Congress passed legislation authorizing the General of the Army (now called
a "5-star General"). Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant was the first to
have this rank. The Atlantic Cable was successfully completed, allowing transatlantic telegraph communication for the first time. The Metric Act of 1866 became law and legalized the standardization of weights and measures in the United States. Treaty of Prague ended the Austro-Prussian War. Alfred Nobel Invented dynamite. First use of the term Ecology. Births of Famous People in 1866 Romain Rolland a French writer wins the Nobel Prize in Literature George Van Haltren, baseball player Butch Cassidy , American Outlaw Ernest Starling, British Physiologist Beatrix Potter, English children's author James J. Corbett, American Boxer H.G Wells, English Writer Thomas Hunt Morgan, Amercan biologist Sun Yat-sen, Chinese Revolutionary Alfred Werner, German chemist, Nobel Prize laureate Death of Famous People in 1866 Thomas Baldwin Marsh, American Religious leader Winfiels Scott, American General and Presidential candidate Market Prices in 1866 Ham.............12.5 cents Butter............. 15 cents Eggs................10 cents Coffee.............16 cents Sugar..............8.5 cents Wheat..............85 cents Corn................70 cents Lard................10 cents Dried Apples.....6 cents Turkeys.............5 cents |
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