James H Mason patented the first US coffee percolator.
Several Confederate veterans formed the Ku Klux Klan in Pulaski, Tennessee.
Shaw University, the first historically Black university in the southern United States, was founded.
Lewis Carroll's 'Alice in Wonderland' novel was published in the US.
The United States issued gold certificates to battle counterfeit notes.
The first-ever western shootdown happened in Market Square, Springfield, Missouri, US.
Alpinists reached the summit of Matterhorn for the first time.
The United States Secret Service was formed.
The Salvation Army was founded in London by Methodist preacher William Booth and his wife, Catherine Booth.
