Person report

★04 Feb 1859
German scholar Constantin von Tischendorf rediscovered the Codex Sinaiticus, a 4th-century uncial manuscript of the Greek Bible, in Saint Catherine's Monastery at the foot of Mount Sinai in Egypt.

★29 Oct 1863
American Civil War: The Battle of Wauhatchie, one of the few night battles of the war, concluded with the Union Army opening a supply line to troops in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

★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 Mar 1865
New Zealand Wars: Carl Sylvius Völkner, a Protestant missionary, was killed by Hauhau militants in Ōpōtiki for working as an agent for George Grey, Governor-General of New Zealand.

★01 Apr 1865
American Civil War: The Union Army inflicted over 1,000 casualties on the Confederates led by George Pickett and took between 2,400 and 4,000 prisoners in the Battle of Five Forks.

★17 Apr 1869
The Free and Sovereign State of Morelos, named after José María Morelos, the hero of the Siege of Cuautla, was admitted as the 27th state of Mexico.

★01 Mar 1872
Yellowstone National Park, the first national park in the world, was established with the majority of it in the U.S. state of Wyoming.

★05 Sep 1882
A group of London school boys led by Bobby Buckle founded Hotspur Football Club so they could continue to play sports during the winter months.

★01 May 1885
The original Chicago Board of Trade Building opened for business.

★13 May 1888
Princess Isabel of the Empire of Brazil signed the Lei Áurea into law, formally abolishing slavery in Brazil.

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