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★26 Nov 1842
The University of Notre Dame was founded by Rev. Edward Sorin, of the Congregation of Holy Cross, as an all-male institution in South Bend, Indiana, U.S.

★08 Sep 1860
The paddle steamer Lady Elgin was rammed by a schooner on Lake Michigan and sank, resulting in the loss of about 300 lives.

★13 May 1862
Robert Smalls escaped from slavery in Charleston, South Carolina, by commandeering the CSS Planter and sailing it from Confederate-controlled waters to the U.S. blockade.

★14 Dec 1863
American Civil War: The Battle of Bean's Station, the final battle of the Knoxville campaign, was fought in Grainger County, Tennessee.

★02 Aug 1876
American lawman Wild Bill Hickok was murdered during a poker game in Deadwood, Dakota Territory.

★13 Jul 1878
At the conclusion of the Congress of Berlin, the major powers in Europe signed the Treaty of Berlin, redrawing the map of the Balkans.

★06 Apr 1886
Vancouver, one of British Columbia's youngest cities, was incorporated.

★28 Oct 1886
In New York Harbor, U.S. President Grover Cleveland dedicated the Statue of Liberty, a gift from France commemorating the Declaration of Independence.

★28 Oct 1891
The Mino–Owari earthquake, the strongest known inland earthquake in Japan's history, causing widespread damage and over 7,200 deaths.

★12 Nov 1892
William Heffelfinger was paid $500 by the Allegheny Athletic Association, becoming the first professional American football player on record.

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