Walter Bagehot publishes The English Constitution.
Timeline
March 2: Republican Governor of Illinois Rochard J. "Uncle Dick" Ogilsby signs America's first eight hour work day law.
May 1: March along Lajeshore Drive in Chicago organized by the Eight Hour Committeee.
July 7: Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer orders his soldiers to pursue deserters and shoot them without trial. Three deserters are shot and one dies after Custer orders that he not be given medical attention. Custer is later tried and convicted in a courts-martial, but receives only a slap on the wrist.
