United States and Japan sign the Harris Treaty.
United States and Japan sign the Harris Treaty.
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United States and Japan sign the Harris Treaty.
United States and Japan sign the Harris Treaty.
The Government of India Act 1858 replaces Company rule in India with that of the British Raj.
The Government of India Act 1858 replaces Company rule in India with that of the British Raj.
U.S. President James Buchanan inaugurates the new transatlantic telegraph cable by exchanging greetings with Queen…
Charles Darwin first publishes his theory of evolution through natural selection in The Journal of the Proceedings of…
The East India Company disbands the 34th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry whose sepoy Mangal Pandey had earlier revolt
The East India Company disbands the 34th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry whose sepoy Mangal Pandey had earlier revolt
Indian Rebellion of 1857: In India, the first war of Independence begins
The Revolution of the Ganhadores begins in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Louis Faidherbe, French governor of Senegal, arrives to relieve French forces at Kayes, effectively ending El Hajj…
The Panic of 1857 begins, setting off one of the most severe economic crises in United States history.
Australian labour movement: Stonemasons and building workers on building sites around Melbourne march from the Universit
Lawrence, Kansas is captured and burned by pro-slavery forces
Congressman Preston Brooks of South Carolina severely beats Senator Charles Sumner of Massachusetts with a cane in the h
Signing of the Quinault Treaty: The Quinault and the Quileute cede their land to the United States.
Signing of the Quinault Treaty: The Quinault and the Quileute cede their land to the United States.
The Kansas–Nebraska Act becomes law establishing the U
Åland War: The British navy destroys merchant ships and about 16,000 tar barrels of the wholesale stocks area in Oulu, G