1861 May 8 - American Civil War: Richmond, Virginia is named the capital of the Confederate States of America.
And truly ironic, since today most Southern people think that Virginia ends at Roanoke and above that is Yankee territory!
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1861 May 8 - American Civil War: Richmond, Virginia is named the capital of the Confederate States of America.
And truly ironic, since today most Southern people think that Virginia ends at Roanoke and above that is Yankee territory!
1862 - The Civil War continues. . . .
1863
The Northern Family Cat perishes in a ghastly heroic battle against a tribe of Southern rats.
1864
have a nice day
1865
Henry James begins to contribute reviews and short stories to American journals.
1866 - H. G. Wells was born.
"Some people bear three kinds of trouble - the ones they've had, the ones they have, and the ones they expect to have." - H. G. Wells
1867 March 30 - Alaska is purchased for $7.2 million from Alexander II of Russia, about 2 cent/acre ($4.19/km˛), by United States Secretary of State William H. Seward. The news media call this "Seward's Folly."
1868
The Family cat strikes out for Alaska in search of a fortune.
1869 - The family cat makes it rich and opens the first cathouse in the Klondike
1 - 8 = - 7 + 0 (The family cat is getting familiar with Euclid's mathematics)
1871 - The family cat moves on to geometry
1872
The Family cat realizes his true love is Algebra.
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1874
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