1865
Nov 14
| 1865 • Secretary Seward declares Thirteenth Amendment ratified by three-quarters of the states (including those in secession); slavery legally outlawed in the last two slave states of Kentucky and Delaware and the remaining 45,000 slaves are freed. |
1893
Jan 13
Age: 27y
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birth of childHarold Grover Raybuck Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1893 • A general strike occurs in Belgium. |
1962
Apr 28
Age: 96y
| 1962 • The last execution by hanging in Canada takes place. |