Today in History for 3rd March 1863
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Historical Events
Events 1 - 8 of 8
- 1st US wartime military conscription bill enacted
- Abraham Lincoln approves charter for National Academy of Sciences
- Congress authorizes a US mint at Carson City, Nevada
- Congress authorizes track width of 4'8½" for Union Pacific Railroad
- Federal ironclad ships bomb Fort McAllister Georgia
- Free city delivery replaces zone postage; 449 letter carriers hired
- Gold certificates (currency) authorized by Congress
- Idaho Territory forms
Famous Birthdays
Birthdays 1 - 1 of 1
- Arthur Machen, Welsh-born author (d. 1947)
