What happened in 1862?
1) America in the second year of the Civil War
2) 1st U.S. income tax created to pay for the Civil War
3) U.S. issues 1st paper money ($5, $10, $20, $50, $100, $500 and $1000)
4) U.S. begins construction of Central Pacific Railroad
5) New York to San Francisco direct telegraphic link forms
6) President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing the slaves
7) London: Westminster Bridge across Thames opens