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James Calhoun (soldier)
1876Jun, 25

James Calhoun (soldier)

James Calhoun, American lieutenant (b. 1845)
James Calhoun (August 24, 1845 – June 25, 1876) was a soldier in the United States Army during the American Civil War and the Black Hills War. He was the brother-in-law of George Armstrong Custer and was killed along with Custer in the Battle of the Little Bighorn. His brother-in-law Myles Moylan survived the battle as part of the forces with Major Marcus Reno and Captain Frederick Benteen.

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    Major League Baseball

    The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs of Major League Baseball is formed.
  • 10Mar

    Alexander Graham Bell

    The first successful test of a telephone is made by Alexander Graham Bell.
  • 22Apr

    MLB

    The first game in the history of the National League was played at the Jefferson Street Grounds in Philadelphia. This game is often pointed to as the beginning of the MLB.
  • 4Jun

    First Transcontinental Railroad

    An express train called the Transcontinental Express arrives in San Francisco, via the First Transcontinental Railroad only 83 hours and 39 minutes after leaving New York City.
  • 25Nov

    Battle of the Little Bighorn

    American Indian Wars: In retaliation for the American defeat at the Battle of the Little Bighorn, United States Army troops sack the sleeping village of Cheyenne Chief Dull Knife at the headwaters of the Powder River.