1721 events
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
A British surveyor was detained by the Zulu on the border with the Colony of Natal; a demand for reparations for the…
Nez Perce War: Both the Nez Perce and the United States Army suffered numerous casualties at the Battle of the Big…
The Minute Man was unveiled as part of the centennial celebration of the Battles of Lexington and Concord
Patrick Francis Healy was inaugurated as president of Georgetown University, becoming the first African-American…
The North-West Mounted Police, the forerunner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, was established to bring law and ord
Panic of 1873: The American bank Jay Cooke & Company declared bankruptcy, setting off a chain reaction of bank failures.
A small British force commanded by a surgeon fought off a surprise attack by the Maya on Orange Walk Town, British…
Following the transfer of Rupert's Land from the Hudson's Bay Company, Manitoba was established as a province of Canada.
Franco-Prussian War: Prussian forces captured Napoleon III at the Battle of Sedan, which led to the collapse of the…
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
