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Forces of the Republic of Texas led by Sam Houston defeated the Mexican troops of Antonio López de Santa Anna in the Bat
The New York Sun perpetrated the Great Moon Hoax, publishing articles about the supposed discovery of life on the Moon…
Mexican dragoons dispatched to disarm settlers at Gonzales in Mexican Texas encountered stiff resistance from a Texian…
In the first major engagement of the Texas Revolution, the Texian Army repelled a Mexican attack at the grounds of…
Siamese–Vietnamese wars: Lê Văn Khôi escaped from prison to begin a revolt against Emperor Minh Mạng, primarily to aveng
Yagan, a Noongar warrior wanted for leading attacks on British colonists in Western Australia, was killed, becoming a…
The Spanish American wars of independence ended with the death of King Ferdinand VII, with what had once been the…
The Reform Act, which is widely credited with launching modern democracy in the United Kingdom, received royal assent
Black Hawk War: Three men working in a cornfield were attacked by Sauk Native Americans, resulting in two deaths
Black Hawk (pictured), the leader of the Sauk tribe of Native Americans, surrendered to U.S. authorities to end the…
The first political gathering of colonists (president pictured) in Mexican Texas convened to seek reforms from the…
Michael Faraday (pictured) first experimentally demonstrated electromagnetic induction, leading to the formulation of…
Michael Faraday (pictured) first experimentally demonstrated electromagnetic induction, leading to the formulation of…
The Russian Empire suppressed the November Uprising in Poland with the capture of Warsaw after a two-day assault.
Rioting broke out in Bristol, England, after the Second Reform Bill failed to pass parliament, causing 250 casualties…
Algiers surrendered to French invaders, ending the Regency of Algiers (coat of arms pictured).
The United States Congress passed the largest tariff in the nation's history, which resulted in severe economic hardship
The United States Congress passed the largest tariff in the nation's history, which resulted in severe economic hardship
In Parramatta, Australia, Scottish astronomer James Dunlop discovered Centaurus A (pictured), which was later recognised