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1866
April 10 - The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is founded.
May 16 - The nickel is authorized to be minted as a new coin.
July 19 - Tennessee is the first state to ratify the 14th Amendment which provides constitutional definitions of civil rights.
September 6 - Frederick Douglass is the first African American delegate to a national political convention.
October 2 - The first tin can with a key opener is patented by J. Osterhoudt in New York City.
October 10 - A tailless dress coat for men is worn for the first time in the U.S. at the Tuxedo Club, New York.