In Munich and Bavaria, Fasching (as Carnival is called) begins on Epiphany (January 6), but in Cologne and the Rhineland it begins on November 11 at 11:11 AM. In France, it is celebrated only on the day before Ash Wednesday (thus Mardi Gras, Fat Tuesday).
Reconstruction refers to the period, generally dated from 1865 to 1877, during which the nationâs laws and Constitution were rewritten to guarantee the basic rights of the former slaves, and biracial governments came to power throughout the defeated Confederacy.
Reconstruction-Term used for the period following the Civil War, about 1865 to 1877, during which the U.S. Government attempted to control the state governments of the South and tried to bring the southern states back into the Union one by one.rticle 13 passed in 1865 - Ended slavery forever in the United States. Article 14 passed in 1868 - Extended citizenship and equal protection under the law to everyone born or naturalized in the United States.