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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
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
Qing China signed the Treaty of Livadia with the Russian Empire, but the terms were so unfavorable that the Chinese…
Qing China signed the Treaty of Livadia with the Russian Empire, but the terms were so unfavorable that the Chinese…
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…
At the Battle of Shiroyama (depicted), the final engagement of the Satsuma Rebellion, the Imperial Japanese Army…
The Minute Man was unveiled as part of the centennial celebration of the Battles of Lexington and Concord
The merchant ship Ellen Southard was wrecked in a storm at Liverpool, England; the U.S. Congress subsequently awarded…
The merchant ship Ellen Southard was wrecked in a storm at Liverpool, England; the U.S. Congress subsequently awarded…
Patrick Francis Healy was inaugurated as president of Georgetown University, becoming the first African-American…
The Universal Postal Union, then known as the General Postal Union, was established with the signing of the Treaty of…
The Universal Postal Union, then known as the General Postal Union, was established with the signing of the Treaty of…
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.