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John Jay Chapman
1862 Mar, 2

John Jay Chapman

John Jay Chapman, American lawyer, author, and poet (d. 1933)
John Jay Chapman (March 2, 1862 – November 4, 1933) was an American author.

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Events on 1862

  • 30 Jan

    USS Monitor

    The first American ironclad warship, the USS Monitor is launched.
  • 31 Jan

    White dwarf

    Alvan Graham Clark discovers the white dwarf star Sirius B, a companion of Sirius, through an 18.5-inch (47 cm) telescope now located at Northwestern University.
  • 13 Mar

    Emancipation Proclamation

    American Civil War: The U.S. federal government forbids all Union army officers from returning fugitive slaves, thus effectively annulling the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 and setting the stage for the Emancipation Proclamation.
  • 15 May

    Abraham Lincoln

    President Abraham Lincoln signs a bill into law creating the United States Bureau of Agriculture. It is later renamed the United States Department of Agriculture.
  • 17 Aug

    Dakota War of 1862

    American Indian Wars: The Dakota War of 1862 begins in Minnesota as Lakota warriors attack white settlements along the Minnesota River.