President Lincoln signed an Act that made slavery illegal in US territories.
Slavery also became illegal in the States on January 1, 1863.
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The USS Kearsarge sank the CSS Alabama off the coast of Cherbourg, France.
The US Supreme Court struck down a Louisiana law that required schools to teach creationism.
The TIROS-7 meteorological satellite was launched atop a Thor-Delta rocket.
Benito Mussolini was arrested in Switzerland for a violent strike. He spent two weeks in jail and was deported to Italy.
Kuwait declared its independence from the UK.
