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A small British force commanded by a surgeon fought off a surprise attack by the Maya on Orange Walk Town, British…
Liberian president Edward James Roye was overthrown in modern Africa's first coup d'état.
Liberian president Edward James Roye was overthrown in modern Africa's first coup d'état.
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
The Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, including the Citizenship Clause and the Equal Protection…
Ōdate, the last castle of the Satake clan in Japan's Tōhoku region, was captured during the Boshin War.
The Nanbu clan of Honshu surrendered to imperial forces during the Boshin War.
The United States Congress established the Indian Peace Commission to seek peace treaties with a number of Native…
The first and second of three treaties were signed near Medicine Lodge, Kansas, between the United States federal…
The first and second of three treaties were signed near Medicine Lodge, Kansas, between the United States federal…
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…