Canada no longer accepted US silver coins as legal tender in the country.
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President Abraham Lincoln died.
The Battle of Formigny came to an end as France defeated the last English forces.
NASA launched a spacecraft to rendezvous with a small communication satellite.
The island of Malta was awarded the George Cross by King George VI of England.
Under the command of Gustavus Adolphus, Swedish forces defeated the Holy Roman Empire's armies in the Battle of Rain.
