16 events found for 1860
United States presidential election: Abraham Lincoln wins the Republican Party presidential nomination over William H
Giuseppe Garibaldi begins the Siege of Palermo, part of the wars of Italian unification
The United States Congress establishes the Government Printing Office
The 1860 Oxford evolution debate at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History takes place
Charles XV of Sweden–Norway is crowned king of Norway in Trondheim.
Unification of Italy: Giuseppe Garibaldi enters Naples.
The steamship PS Lady Elgin sinks on Lake Michigan, with the loss of around 300 lives.
Second Opium War: Battle of Zhangjiawan: Now heading towards Beijing after having recently occupied Tianjin, the…
Wars of Italian Unification: Battle of Castelfidardo: Royal Sardinian Army defeats forces of the Papal States,…
The future King Edward VII of the United Kingdom begins the first visit to North America by a Prince of Wales.
Second Opium War: An Anglo-French force defeats Chinese troops at the Battle of Palikao.
First The Open Championship (referred to in North America as the British Open).
The Second Opium War finally ends at the Convention of Peking with the ratification of the Treaty of Tientsin, an…
Convention of Peking: The Second Opium War formally comes to a close, with Qing China ceding Kowloon in perpetuity to…
Unification of Italy: The Expedition of the Thousand ends when Giuseppe Garibaldi presents his conquests to King…
Abraham Lincoln is elected the 16th president of the United States with only 40% of the popular vote, defeating John…