1867

President Lincoln is assassinated on April 14 in Washington, D.C.. The following day Vice President Andrew Johnson (Tennessee) becomes the seventeenth U.S. President.

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District of Columbia

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United States

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violence

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1801-1900

1865

On April 9, General Robert E. Lee Surrenders to General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox, Virginia.

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Virginia

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United States

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war

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1801-1900

1865

On March 3, the Freedman's Bureau is created by Congress.

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District of Columbia

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United States

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social reform

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1801-1900

1870

On January 10, John D. Rockefeller and four partners found the Standard Oil Company in Cleveland.

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Ohio

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United States

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the economy

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1801-1900

1869

The National Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA) is founded on May 15 in New York City by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony.

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New York

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United States

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women's rights

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1801-1900

1868

On November 3, John Willis Menard of Louisiana becomes the first African American elected to Congress.

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Louisiana

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United States

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politics

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1801-1900

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