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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
American Civil War: The Confederate Army only suffered eight casualties in its victory at the Battle of Big Bethel in Yo
American Civil War: The Battle of Vienna, Virginia, took place, which involved one of the world's first military movemen
American Civil War: The first major battle west of the Mississippi River, the Battle of Wilson's Creek, was fought.
Led by Italian general Giuseppe Garibaldi, the volunteer Expedition of the Thousand set sail from Genoa on a campaign to
The shooting of a pig in the San Juan Islands led to the so-called Pig War over the border between the United States and
Charles Darwin received a manuscript by fellow naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace on natural selection, which encouraged h
George Mary Searle discovered the asteroid 55 Pandora (pictured) from the Dudley Observatory near Albany, New York; it…
The Revolution of the Ganhadores, the first general strike in Brazil, began in Salvador, Bahia
Indian Rebellion: An eight-day siege of a fortified outbuilding in Arrah occupied by 68 defenders against more than…
The New York City branch of the Ohio Life Insurance and Trust Co. collapsed following widespread embezzlement, leading…
A crowd of about 800 pro-slavery Americans ransacked the town of Lawrence, Kansas
Senator Charles Sumner (pictured) was assaulted by Representative Preston Brooks in the United States Senate chamber in
The first company of Mormon handcart pioneers left Iowa City for Salt Lake City, Utah
The Kansas–Nebraska Act became law, establishing the U
Florence Nightingale and a staff of 38 nurses and 15 nuns were sent to the Ottoman Empire to help treat wounded…
Crimean War: The ill-fated Charge of the Light Brigade was decisively repelled by Russian forces during the Battle of…
The Congress of Colombia passed a law abolishing slavery in the country, to take effect at the beginning of the new year
The British East India Company inaugurated the Horsburgh Lighthouse on the rocky outcrop of Pedra Branca, Singapore,…