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★04 May 1836
The Ancient Order of Hibernians, an Irish Catholic fraternal organization, was founded in New York City.

★13 Nov 1841
Scottish surgeon James Braid observed a demonstration of animal magnetism, which inspired him to study the subject he eventually called hypnotism.

★29 May 1852
Swedish operatic soprano Jenny Lind concluded a successful concert tour of the U.S. under the management of showman P. T. Barnum.

★06 Feb 1862
Union forces earned one of their first important victories in the American Civil War at the Battle of Fort Henry in western Tennessee.

★28 Jul 1866
At the age of 18, Vinnie Ream became the youngest artist and first woman to receive a commission from the United States government for a statue—that of Abraham Lincoln currently in the U.S. Capitol rotunda.

★21 Jul 1877
During the Great Railroad Strike of 1877, much of central Pittsburgh was burned and looted in the Pittsburgh railway riots.

★06 Jun 1882
The Shewa kingdom made big strides towards gaining supremacy over the Ethiopian Empire by defeating the Gojjam and gaining control of territories south of the Gibe River.

★14 Jun 1888
The Kingdom of Sarawak, on the northwestern part of the island of Borneo, was made a British protectorate.

★17 Jan 1893
Lorrin A. Thurston, along with the Citizens' Committee of Public Safety, led the overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii and the government of Queen Liliʻuokalani.

★28 Feb 1893
USS Indiana, the lead ship of her class and the first battleship in the United States Navy comparable to foreign battleships of the time, was launched.

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