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Battle of Acosta Ñu: A Paraguayan battalion largely made up of children is massacred by the Brazilian Army during the…
Black Friday (1869): Gold prices plummet after United States President Ulysses S. Grant orders the Treasury to sell…
Boshin War: The Battle of Utsunomiya Castle ends as former Tokugawa shogunate forces withdraw northward
The United States Senate fails to convict President Andrew Johnson by one vote
Impeachment of Andrew Johnson: President Andrew Johnson is acquitted by one vote in the United States Senate
Decoration Day (the predecessor of the modern "Memorial Day") is observed in the United States for the first time after
Decoration Day (the predecessor of the modern "Memorial Day") is observed in the United States for the first time after
The Treaty of Bosque Redondo is signed, allowing the Navajo to return to their lands in Arizona and New Mexico
The Treaty of Bosque Redondo is signed, allowing the Navajo to return to their lands in Arizona and New Mexico
Christopher Latham Sholes received a patent for an invention he called the "Type-Writer"
Christopher Latham Sholes receives a patent for an invention he called the "Type-Writer".
The 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, guaranteeing African Americans full citizenship and…
The 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution is certified, establishing African American citizenship and…
The Battle of Alcolea causes Queen Isabella II of Spain to flee to France.
The Ten Years' War begins against Spanish rule in Cuba.
The British North America Act takes effect as the Province of Canada, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia join into…
Harvard School of Dental Medicine is established in Boston, Massachusetts. It is the first dental school in the U.S.…
The first provincial election for the Nova Scotia Legislative Assembly after Canada's Confederation returns a large…
The fourth and current State Constitution of Maryland is ratified by voters.
The Medicine Lodge Treaty is signed by southern Great Plains Indian leaders. The treaty requires Native American…