 1861 - 1861 (0 years)
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| 1 | 1861 | - 1861: Copper discovered at Moonta, on the Yorke Peninsula.
- 1861: Explorers Burke & Wills disappear in outback trying to find a route to northern coast.
- 4 Mar 1861: Abraham Lincoln is sworn in as 16th President of the United States of America.
- 12 Apr 1861: Confederates open fire in Charleston, South Carolina. The American Civil War begins.
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