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Confederate forces were defeated by the Union Army on the last day of the Battle of Gettysburg (pictured), a turning…
American Civil War: Confederate forces failed in an attempt to recapture the Union-occupied Helena, Arkansas.
Four days of rioting began in New York City in response to laws passed by the U.S. Congress to draft men to fight in…
Four days of rioting began in New York City in response to laws passed by the U.S. Congress to draft men to fight in…
The New Zealand Wars resumed as British forces led by General Duncan Cameron began the invasion of the Waikato.
American Civil War: Led by Colonel Robert Gould Shaw, the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, one of the first…
Fertilisation of Orchids, the first book by Charles Darwin which demonstrated the power of natural selection in detail,
American Civil War: Confederate troops under Stonewall Jackson defeated a Union force at the Battle of Front Royal in Vi
American Civil War: Confederate troops under Joseph E
Vietnamese guerrilla leader Trương Định chose to fight on against European forces, defying Emperor Tự Đức and the Treaty
Vietnamese guerrilla leader Trương Định chose to fight on against European forces, defying Emperor Tự Đức and the Treaty
American Civil War: The Union Army's victory in the First Battle of Memphis virtually eradicated the Confederate naval p
American Civil War: The Confederate Army won a resounding victory at the Battle of Cross Keys, one of the two decisive b
American Civil War: Confederate General Stonewall Jackson concluded his successful Shenandoah Valley campaign with a vic
American Civil War: Confederate General Stonewall Jackson concluded his successful Shenandoah Valley campaign with a vic
American Civil War: Confederate general Robert E. Lee launched a series of disjointed and ultimately unsuccessful…
The garrotting and robbery of James Pilkington, a British member of Parliament, led to a moral panic in London.
The first bloodshed of the American Civil War took place when Confederate sympathizers in Baltimore, Maryland, attacked
The first land battle of the American Civil War after Fort Sumter took place in the village of Fairfax, Virginia