1718 events
Bangui, the capital and largest city of the present-day Central African Republic, was founded in French Congo
Hyde Park and several other Illinois townships voted to be annexed by Chicago, forming the largest city by area in the U
The Parliament of Canada passed the Rocky Mountains Park Act, creating Banff National Park (pictured) in Alberta as the
During a labor rally in Chicago, a bomb explosion and gunfire led to the deaths of eight police officers and four member
The wedding of Grover Cleveland and Frances Folsom took place in the White House, in the only time that a U
The wedding of Grover Cleveland and Frances Folsom (wedding depicted) took place in the White House, in the only time th
French chemist Henri Moissan successfully isolated elemental fluorine (pictured in liquid state), for which he later won
After more than 25 years of fighting against the United States Army and the armed forces of Mexico, Geronimo of the…
The original Chicago Board of Trade Building opened for business
White miners in Rock Springs, Wyoming, attacked Chinese-American immigrants, killing at least 28 Chinese miners and…
Moses Fleetwood Walker (pictured), the last African American in Major League Baseball until Jackie Robinson, played his
New York governor Grover Cleveland signed legislation that led to the creation of Niagara Falls State Park, the United S
The Shewan army defeated Gojjame forces at the Battle of Embabo, an event that contributed to the supremacy of Shewa wit
Boer mercenaries established the Republic of Stellaland (later flag pictured) in land claimed by the United Kingdom as…
Under threat of invasion, Muhammad III as-Sadiq, Bey of Tunis, signed the Treaty of Bardo to make Tunisia a French prote
Under threat of invasion, Muhammad III as-Sadiq, Bey of Tunis, signed the Treaty of Bardo to make Tunisia a French prote
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