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U.S. president James A. Garfield (pictured) was fatally shot by Charles J. Guiteau at the Baltimore and Potomac…
While on the run from a death sentence, American outlaw Billy the Kid was shot and killed by Sherriff Pat Garrett in…
A land dispute between the Southern Pacific Railroad and settlers in Hanford, California, turned deadly when a gun battl
Police captured Australian bank robber and cultural icon Ned Kelly (pictured) after a gun battle in Glenrowan, Victoria
Police captured Australian bank robber and cultural icon Ned Kelly (pictured) after a gun battle in Glenrowan, Victoria
The Minute Man was unveiled as part of the centennial celebration of the Battles of Lexington and Concord
The North-West Mounted Police, the forerunner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, was established to bring law and ord
Following the transfer of Rupert's Land from the Hudson's Bay Company, Manitoba was established as a province of Canada.
One day after surrendering at the Battle of Hakodate, Enomoto Takeaki turned the fort of Goryōkaku over to Japanese forc
One day after surrendering at the Battle of Hakodate, Enomoto Takeaki turned the fort of Goryōkaku over to Japanese forc
The military phase of the Meiji Restoration in Japan was completed with an imperial victory in the Boshin War
Boshin War: Troops of the Tokugawa shogunate withdrew from the Battle of Utsunomiya Castle and retreated north towards N
The impeachment trial of Andrew Johnson adjourned after the second and third articles of impeachment did not obtain enou
The Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, including the Citizenship Clause and the Equal Protection…
The United States Congress established the Indian Peace Commission to seek peace treaties with a number of Native…
The United States Congress authorized the minting of the Shield nickel (example pictured), the country's first five-cent
Aged 18, Vinnie Ream became the youngest artist and first woman to receive a United States government commission for a…
