1865

1865
Lincoln inaugurated for second term. Then assassinated. (In that order.)

American Civil War ends. William Faulkner begins work on first novel, although he will not be born for 32 years.

Slavery abolished by the 13th Amendment. American racists bitch about it for six days, then form the Ku Klux Klan. (On Christmas Eve. Merry Christmas!)

First train robbery in the United States.

William Butler Years born June 13. Rudyard Kipling born December 30.

Grieg - Piano Sonata in E minor, Op. 7