What Happened in Jul 1865

The United States Secret Service is Commissioned To Suppress Counterfeiting

With a reported one third of the currency in circulation being counterfeit, the Secret Service was commissioned on July 5, 1865 in Washington, D.C.... Read more

William Booth Establishes The Christian Mission In London's East End

On July 5, 1865, William Booth, an ordained Methodist minister and his wife Catherine, established the Christian Mission in London's... Read more

Barnum's American Museum Destroyed In Massive Fire

Music has ceased forever in Scudder's balcony, not because of rain but of fire. When Barnum's Museum burned, a few days since, one of the few... Read more

Sinking of the Brother Johnathan

On July 30, 1865, the ship wrecked on its way to Portland in a terrible windstorm, hitting an uncharted rock near Point St. George, off the coast... Read more