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War of the Pacific: Chileans led by Alejandro Gorostiaga defeat Andrés Avelino Cáceres's Peruvian army at the Battle…
The first public performance of the Dominican Republic's national anthem, Himno Nacional.
France and Viet Nam sign the Treaty of Huế, recognizing a French protectorate over Annam and Tonkin.
France and Viet Nam sign the Treaty of Huế, recognizing a French protectorate over Annam and Tonkin.
French and Vietnamese troops clashed in Tonkin, when Commandant Henri Rivière seized the citadel of Hanoi with a small f
The United States Congress passes the Chinese Exclusion Act
The Shewan forces of Menelik II of Ethiopia defeat the Gojjame army in the Battle of Embabo
War of the Pacific: Chile suffers its last military defeat in the Battle of La Concepción when a garrison of 77 men is…
The British Mediterranean Fleet begins the Bombardment of Alexandria in Egypt as part of the Anglo-Egyptian War.
The Republic of Stellaland is founded in Southern Africa.
Standard Oil Company of New Jersey, today known as ExxonMobil, is established officially. The company would later grow…
In Dodge City, Kansas, Bat Masterson fights his last gun battle
The world's first international telephone call is made between St. Stephen, New Brunswick, Canada, and Calais, Maine,…
General Order 70, the culmination of the Cardwell and Childers reforms of the British Army, comes into effect.
Charles J. Guiteau shoots and fatally wounds U.S. President James A. Garfield (who will die of complications from his…
American outlaw Billy the Kid is shot and killed by Sheriff Pat Garrett in the Maxwell House at Fort Sumner, New Mexico.
The Boundary Treaty of 1881 between Chile and Argentina is signed in Buenos Aires.
The Boundary Treaty of 1881 between Chile and Argentina is signed in Buenos Aires.
Seven people are killed in the Mussel Slough Tragedy, a gun battle in California