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Following Zachary Taylor's death, Millard Fillmore (pictured) became president of the United States, the last member…
The United States Congress passed the Fugitive Slave Act, decreeing that all escaped slaves be brought back to their…
Abraham Lincoln was issued a patent for an invention to lift boats over obstacles in a river, making him the only U
Abraham Lincoln was issued a patent for an invention to lift boats over obstacles in a river, making him the only U
American writer Edgar Allan Poe died under mysterious circumstances at Washington Medical College four days after…
The French National Assembly under Victor Schœlcher proclaims the abolition of slavery within France and it's colonies f
An explosion drove an iron rod through the head of railroad foreman Phineas Gage; his survival and recovery influenced…
Hamilton, Ontario (skyline pictured) is granted city status by the Parliament of the Province of Canada
Settlers in Sonoma began rebelling against Mexico, later proclaiming the California Republic and raising a homemade fla
British soldier Frederick John White died after a flogging, leading to a campaign to end the practice in the British…
Three days of rioting erupted after a parade in Philadelphia, celebrating the end of slavery in the West Indies, was…
Under the Treaty of Nanking, an "unequal treaty" that ended the First Opium War, the Chinese island from which Hong…
Under the Treaty of Nanking, an "unequal treaty" that ended the First Opium War, the Chinese island from which Hong…
Thomas Cook, the founder of the British travel company Thomas Cook & Son, organised his first excursion, escorting…
Bashir Shihab II (pictured) surrendered to the Ottoman Empire and was removed as Emir of Mount Lebanon after an…
First Opium War: British vessels opened fire on Chinese war junks enforcing a food sales embargo on the British…
A Cherokee band attacked settlers near Larissa, Texas, killing or abducting 18 people.
Daaga and two other African soldiers in the British Army's 1st West India Regiment were executed for their role in the…
Forces of the Republic of Texas led by Sam Houston defeated the Mexican troops of Antonio López de Santa Anna in the Bat