German submarine U-552 sinks the neutral Clemson-class destroyer USS Reuben James, in the north Atlantic Ocean, killing over 100 sailors and sinking the first U.S. Navy ship during World War II.
Nevada enters the union
Nevada enters the Union as the 36th state, one week before the 1864 presidential election. Union sympathizers in Nevada telegraphed the state constitution to Congress to ensure that they could vote in 1864.
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