Explore 683 historical events from 1860–1869.
Richard Harding Davis was an American journalist and writer of fiction and drama, known foremost as the first American war correspondent to cover the Spanish–American War, the Seco…
Richard Harding Davis, American journalist and author (died 1916)
Maximilian Carl Emil Weber was a German sociologist, historian, jurist, and political economist who was one of the central figures in the development of sociology and the social sc…
Max Weber, German economist and sociologist (died 1920)
Elizabeth Cochrane Seaman, better known by her pen name Nellie Bly, was an American journalist who was widely known for her record-breaking trip around the world in 72 days in emul…
Nellie Bly, American journalist and author (died 1922)
The Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, sometimes more simply referred to as the Battle of Spotsylvania, was the second major battle in Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and Maj. Gen. Geor…
American Civil War: The Battle of Spotsylvania Court House ends
Montana is a landlocked state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota to the east, South Dakota to the southe…
Montana is organized as a United States territory
The Overland Campaign, also known as Grant's Overland Campaign, the Virginia Campaign, and the Wilderness Campaign, was a series of battles fought in Virginia during May and June 1…
American Civil War: Overland Campaign: Battle of Cold Harbor: The Army of Northern Virginia engages the Army of the Poto
The American Civil War was a civil war in the United States between the Union and the Confederacy, which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union to preserve sl…
American Civil War: Battle of Piedmont: Union forces under General David Hunter defeat a Confederate army at Piedmont, V
The Battle of Brice's Cross Roads, also known as the Battle of Tishomingo Creek or the Battle of Guntown, was fought on Friday, June 10, 1864, near Baldwyn, Mississippi, then part …
American Civil War: Battle of Brice's Crossroads: Confederate troops under Nathan Bedford Forrest defeat a much larger U
Louis Marcel Richardet was a Swiss sports shooter who competed in the early 20th century. He participated in Shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and won two gold medals w…
Louis Richardet, Swiss target shooter (died 1923)
Ante Trumbić was a Yugoslav and Croatian lawyer and politician in the early 20th century.
Ante Trumbić, Croatian lawyer and politician, 27th Mayor of Split (died 1938)
Princess Stéphanie Clotilde Louise Herminie Marie Charlotte of Belgium was a Belgian princess who became Crown Princess of Austria through marriage to Crown Prince Rudolf, heir-app…
Princess Stéphanie of Belgium (died 1945)
Willy Stöwer was a German artist, illustrator, and author during the Imperial Period. He is best known for nautical paintings and lithographs. Many of his works depict historical m…
Willy Stöwer, German author and illustrator (died 1931)
The American Civil War was a civil war in the United States between the Union and the Confederacy, which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union to preserve sl…
American Civil War, Overland Campaign: Battle of Cold Harbor: Ulysses S
The American Civil War was a civil war in the United States between the Union and the Confederacy, which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union to preserve sl…
American Civil War: The Second Battle of Petersburg begins
The American Civil War was a civil war in the United States between the Union and the Confederacy, which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union to preserve sl…
American Civil War: The Battle of Jerusalem Plank Road begins
The American Civil War was a civil war in the United States between the Union and the Confederacy, which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union to preserve sl…
American Civil War: Confederate forces defeat Union forces during the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain during the Atlanta cam
Germans are the natives or inhabitants of Germany, or sometimes more broadly any people who are of German descent or native speakers of the German language. The constitution of Ger…
At least 99 people, mostly German and Polish immigrants, are killed in Canada's worst railway disaster after a train fai
William Scott O'Connor was an American épée and foil fencer who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics. He won the silver medal in the singlestick competition. He was born in Pittsbu…
William O'Connor, American fencer (died 1939)
Otto Erich Hartleben was a German poet and dramatist from Clausthal, known for his translation of Albert Giraud's Pierrot lunaire: rondels bergamasques.
Otto Erich Hartleben, German poet and playwright (died 1905)
Ransom Eli Olds was an American businessman and executive who was known as a pioneer of the American automotive industry, after whom the Oldsmobile and REO brands were named. He cl…
Ransom E
Jeanne Bérangère was a French stage and film actress whose career spanned nearly forty years on the stage and in films during the silent film era.
Jeanne Bérangère, French actress (died 1928)
Sir John Ninian Comper was a Scottish-born architect, one of the last of the great Gothic Revival architects.
Ninian Comper, Scottish architect (died 1960)
The Ikedaya incident , also known as the Ikedaya affair or Ikedaya riot, was an armed encounter between the shishi which included masterless samurai (rōnin) formally employed by th…
Ikedaya Incident: The Choshu Han shishis planned Shinsengumi sabotage on Kyoto, Japan at Ikedaya.
The American Civil War was a civil war in the United States between the Union and the Confederacy, which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union to preserve sl…
American Civil War: Battle of Fort Stevens; Confederate forces attempt to invade Washington, D.C.