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Anniversaries in American history that fall on July 1.

1863 · Eras
Battle of Gettysburg
Confederate invasion of the North repelled; 50,000 casualties in three days
The Civil War
1862 · Documents / Infrastructure & Transportation
Pacific Railway Act
The 1862 legislation that authorized the transcontinental railroad and opened the continent
Pacific Railway Act