Explore 683 historical events from 1860–1869.
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: West Virginia is admitted as the 35th U
Surinam, also unofficially known as Dutch Guiana, was a Dutch plantation colony in the Guianas and the predecessor polity of the modern country of Suriname. It was bordered by the …
Slavery was abolished in the Dutch colony of Surinam, a date now celebrated as Ketikoti in independent Suriname.
The Battle of Gettysburg was fought in the American Civil War between the Union and Confederate armies in and around Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The battle, won by the Union, is wide…
American Civil War: The Battle of Gettysburg begins.
Charles Michael, Duke of Mecklenburg was an officer in the Imperial Russian Army, heir presumptive to the throne of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and from 1918 head of the Grand Ducal House…
Charles Michael, duke of Mecklenburg (died 1934)
George Essex Evans was an Australian poet.
George Essex Evans, English-Australian poet and author (died 1909)
Ludwig Lange was a German physicist.
Ludwig Lange, German physicist (died 1936)
Maximilian Franz Joseph Cornelius Wolf was a German astronomer and a pioneer in the field of astrophotography. He was the chairman of astronomy at the University of Heidelberg and …
Max Wolf, German astronomer and academic (died 1932)
Sándor Bródy was a Hungarian author and journalist.
Sándor Bródy, Hungarian author and journalist (died 1924)
Émile Francqui was a Belgian soldier, diplomat, businessman and philanthropist.
Émile Francqui, Belgian soldier and diplomat (died 1935)
Wilbert Robinson, nicknamed "Uncle Robbie", was an American catcher, coach and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB for the Philadelphia Athletics, Baltimore Or…
Wilbert Robinson, American baseball player, coach, and manager (died 1934)
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: On the second day of the Battle of Gettysburg - the Battle of Little Round Top takes place and…
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 final day of the Battle of Gettysburg culminates with Pickett's Charge.
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: Siege of Vicksburg: The Confederate army in Vicksburg, Mississippi surrenders to Union forces…
The Battle of Helena was fought on July 4, 1863, near Helena, Arkansas, during the American Civil War. Union troops captured the city in July 1862, and had been using it as a base …
American Civil War: Union forces repulse a Confederate army at the Battle of Helena in Arkansas. The battle thwarts a…
The Confederate Army of Northern Virginia began its Retreat from Gettysburg on July 4, 1863. Following General Robert E. Lee's failure to defeat the Union Army at the Battle of Get…
American Civil War: Retreat from Gettysburg: The Confederate Army of Northern Virginia under Robert E. Lee withdraws…
William Grant Stairs was a Canadian-British explorer, soldier, and adventurer who had a leading role in two expeditions during the Scramble for Africa.
William Grant Stairs, Canadian-English captain and explorer (died 1892)
Léon Charles Albert Calmette ForMemRS was a French physician, bacteriologist and immunologist, and an important officer of the Pasteur Institute. He co-discovered the Bacillus Calm…
Albert Calmette, French physician, bacteriologist, and immunologist (died 1933)
Paul Karl Ludwig Drude was a German physicist specializing in optics. He is known for the Drude model.
Paul Drude, German physicist and academic (died 1906)
Margaret Alice Murray was a British Egyptologist, archaeologist, anthropologist, historian, and folklorist. The first woman to be appointed as a lecturer in archaeology in the Unit…
Margaret Murray, British archaeologist, anthropologist, historian, and folklorist (died 1963)
Conscription, also known as the draft in American English, is the practice in which the compulsory enlistment in a national service, mainly a military service, is enforced by law. …
The United States begins its first military draft; exemptions cost $300.
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 Siege of Port Hudson ends in a Union victory and, along with the fall of Vicksburg five days…
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 New York City draft riots begin three days of rioting which will later be regarded as the…
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: Second Battle of Fort Wagner: One of the first formal African American military units, the 54th…
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: Morgan's Raid: At Buffington Island in Ohio, Confederate General John Hunt Morgan's raid into the…