WHAT ALL HAPPENED JULY TO AUGUST 1866
Find out what all happened July to August 1866

The Grand Duchy of Baden announces her withdrawal from the German Confederation and signs a treaty of peace and alliance with Prussia. (17. August 1866)

New Orleans, Louisiana's Democratic government orders police to raid an integrated Republican Party meeting, killing 40 people and injuring 150. (30. July 1866)

The first permanent transatlantic telegraph cable is successfully completed, stretching from Valentia Island, Ireland, to Heart's Content, Newfoundland. (27. July 1866)

Reconstruction: Tennessee becomes the first U.S. state to be readmitted to the Union following the American Civil War. (24. July 1866)

Austro-Prussian War ends with the Treaty of Prague. (23. August 1866)

Austro-Prussian War is decided at the Battle of Königgratz, resulting in Prussia taking over as the prominent German nation from Austria. (3. July 1866)

The United States Congress passes legislation authorizing the rank of General of the Army. Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant becomes the first to be promoted to this rank. (25. July 1866)

President Andrew Johnson formally declares the American Civil War over. (20. August 1866)

Austro-Prussian War: Battle of Lissa – The Austrian Navy , led by Admiral Wilhelm von Tegetthoff, defeats the Italian Navy near the island of Vis in the Adriatic Sea. (20. July 1866)