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American Civil War: George B. McClellan assumes command of the Army of the Potomac following a disastrous Union defeat…
American Civil War: In order to help pay for the war effort, the United States government levies the first income tax…
American Civil War: In order to help pay for the war effort, the United States government levies the first income tax…
Britain imposes the Lagos Treaty of Cession to suppress slavery in what is now Nigeria.
Britain imposes the Lagos Treaty of Cession to suppress slavery in what is now Nigeria.
American Civil War: Battle of Wilson's Creek: A mixed force of Confederate, Missouri State Guard, and Arkansas State…
American Civil War: Union forces attack Cape Hatteras, North Carolina in the Battle of Hatteras Inlet Batteries which…
American Civil War: The Battle of Hatteras Inlet Batteries gives Federal forces control of Pamlico Sound.
United States presidential election: Abraham Lincoln wins the Republican Party presidential nomination over William H
United States presidential election: Abraham Lincoln wins the Republican Party presidential nomination over William H
Giuseppe Garibaldi begins the Siege of Palermo, part of the wars of Italian unification
The United States Congress establishes the Government Printing Office
British and French engineers break ground for the Suez Canal
The clock tower at the Houses of Parliament, which houses Big Ben, starts keeping time
Italian Independence wars: In the Battle of Magenta, the French army, under Louis-Napoleon, defeat the Austrian army
Ambiguity in the Oregon Treaty leads to the "Northwestern Boundary Dispute" between American and British/Canadian settle
Ambiguity in the Oregon Treaty leads to the "Northwestern Boundary Dispute" between American and British/Canadian settle
Battle of Solferino (Battle of the Three Sovereigns): Sardinia and France defeat Austria in Solferino, northern Italy
Montenegrin forces under Grand Duke Mirko Petrović-Njegoš defeat an Ottoman army under Hussein Pasha in the battle of Gr