Explore 1232 historical events from 1860–1869.
The Confederate States of America (CSA), also known as the Confederate States or the Confederacy, was a republic in the Southern United States from 1861 to 1865, unrecognized as a …
American Civil War: Confederate forces evacuate Battery Wagner and Morris Island in South Carolina.
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: Union troops under Quincy A. Gillmore capture Fort Wagner in Morris Island after a seven-week siege.
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: In the Second Battle of Sabine Pass, a small Confederate force thwarts a Union invasion of Texas.
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 Union Army enters Chattanooga, Tennessee.
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 Chickamauga begins between Confederate and Union forces. It involves the second…
Jāzeps Vītols was a Latvian composer, pedagogue and music critic. He is considered one of the fathers of Latvian classical music.
Jāzeps Vītols, Latvian composer (died 1948)
Huseyn Khan Nakhchivanski, or Nakhichevansky, francised spelling: Hussein Nahitchevansky, was a Russian Cavalry General of Turkic origin. He was the only Muslim to serve as General…
Huseyn Khan Nakhchivanski, Russian general (died 1919)
Thomas Francis Michael McCarthy was an American Major League Baseball player. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1946.
Tommy McCarthy, American baseball player (died 1922)
Géza Gárdonyi, born Géza Ziegler was a Hungarian writer and journalist. Although he wrote a range of works, he had his greatest success as a historical novelist, particularly with …
Géza Gárdonyi, Hungarian author and journalist (died 1922)
The Battle of Chickamauga, fought on September 18–20, 1863, between the United States Army, or Union Army, and Confederate forces in the American Civil War, marked the end of a U.S…
American Civil War: The first day of the Battle of Chickamauga, in northwestern Georgia, the bloodiest two-day battle…
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 Chickamauga, in northwestern Georgia, ends in a Confederate victory.
Thanksgiving is a federal holiday in the United States celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November. The earliest Thanksgiving can occur is November 22; the latest is November 28.…
The last Thursday in November is declared as Thanksgiving Day by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln.
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 troops under the command of A. P. Hill fail to drive the Union Army completely out of…
The American Civil War was a civil war in the United States between the Union and the Confederacy, which formed in 1861 by Southern states that had decided to secede from the Union…
American Civil War: Union forces led by General William F. Smith defeat Confederate forces in the Battle of Brown's…
Jean Leon Gerome Ferris was an American painter best known for his series of 78 scenes from American history, entitled The Pageant of a Nation, the largest series of American histo…
Jean Leon Gerome Ferris, American painter (died 1930)
Ernest Lawrence Thayer was an American writer and poet who wrote the poem "Casey", which is "the single most famous baseball poem ever written" according to the Baseball Almanac, a…
Ernest Thayer, American poet and author (died 1940)
Aleksey Nikolaevich Krylov was a Russian naval engineer, applied mathematician and memoirist.
Aleksey Krylov, Russian mathematician and engineer (died 1945)
Gene Stratton-Porter, born Geneva Grace Stratton, was an American writer, nature photographer, and naturalist from Wabash County, Indiana. In 1917 Stratton-Porter urged legislative…
Gene Stratton-Porter, American author and photographer (died 1924)
Geneva is the second-most populous city in Switzerland and the most populous in French-speaking Romandy. Situated in the southwest of the country, where the Rhône leaves Lake Genev…
Eighteen countries meet in Geneva and agree to form the International Red Cross.
The American Civil War was a civil war in the United States between the Union and the Confederacy, which formed in 1861 by Southern states that had decided to secede from the Union…
American Civil War: Battle of Wauhatchie: Forces under Union General Ulysses S. Grant repel a Confederate attack led…
Augustus Edward Hough Love FRS, often known as A. E. H. Love, was an English mathematician famous for his work on the mathematical theory of elasticity. He also worked on wave prop…
Augustus Edward Hough Love, English mathematician and theorist (died 1940)
Josiah Thomas was an Australian politician. He was elected to the House of Representatives at the inaugural 1901 federal election, representing the Labor Party. Thomas served as a …
Josiah Thomas, English-Australian miner and politician, 7th Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs (died 1933)
William Randolph Hearst was an American newspaper publisher and politician who developed the nation's largest newspaper chain and media company, Hearst Communications. His extravag…
William Randolph Hearst, American publisher and politician, founded the Hearst Corporation (died 1951)
Francisco León de la Barra y Quijano was a Mexican political figure, diplomat, lawyer and politician who served as the 36th President of Mexico from May 25 to November 6, 1911 duri…
Francisco León de la Barra, Mexican politician and diplomat (died 1939)