Explore 436 historical events from 1860–1869.
The American Civil War was a civil war in the United States between the Union and the Confederacy, which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union to preserve sl…
American Civil War: Forces under U
Marcel Prévost was a French author and dramatist.
Marcel Prévost, French novelist and playwright (died 1941)
Arthur Schnitzler was an Austrian author and dramatist. He is considered one of the most significant representatives of Viennese Modernism. Schnitzler's works, which include psycho…
Arthur Schnitzler, Austrian author and playwright (died 1931)
Josephus Daniels was a newspaper editor, Secretary of the Navy under President Woodrow Wilson, and U.S. Ambassador to Mexico under President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Josephus Daniels, American publisher and politician, 41st United States Secretary of the Navy (died 1948)
Margaret Elizabeth Fountaine, was a Victorian lepidopterist, natural history illustrator, diarist, and traveller who published in The Entomologist's Record and Journal of Variation…
Margaret Fountaine, English lepidopterist and diarist (died 1940)
The American Civil War was a civil war in the United States between the Union and the Confederacy, which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union to preserve sl…
American Civil War: The Capture of New Orleans by Union forces under David Farragut
The siege of Corinth, also known as the first battle of Corinth, was an American Civil War engagement lasting from April 29 to May 30, 1862, in Corinth, Mississippi. A collection o…
American Civil War: The Siege of Corinth begins as Union forces under General Henry Halleck move to engage Confederate f
Cinco de Mayo is an annual celebration held on May 5 to celebrate Mexico's victory over the Second French Empire at the Battle of Puebla in 1862, led by General Ignacio Zaragoza. Z…
Cinco de Mayo: Troops led by Ignacio Zaragoza halt a French invasion in the Battle of Puebla in Mexico
The American Civil War was a civil war in the United States between the Union and the Confederacy, which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union to preserve sl…
American Civil War: Union Army troops occupy Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Robert Smalls was an American politician who was born into slavery in Beaufort, South Carolina. During the American Civil War, the still enslaved Smalls commandeered a Confederate …
Southern slave Robert Smalls steals the steamboat Planter, spirits it through Confederate lines and hands it to the Unit
Mirza Ali-Akbar Tahirzada, commonly known by his pseudonym Sabir (صابر), was a satirist and poet in the Russian Empire, who played a leading role in development of Azerbaijani lite…
Mirza Alakbar Sabir, Azerbaijani philosopher and poet (died 1911)
Allvar Gullstrand was a Swedish ophthalmologist and optician.
Allvar Gullstrand, Swedish ophthalmologist and optician, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1930)
Sir Henry John Newbolt, CH was an English poet, novelist and historian. He also had a role as a government adviser with regard to the study of English in England. He is perhaps bes…
Henry Newbolt, English historian, author, and poet (died 1938)
Caroline Louise Dudley, known professionally as Mrs. Leslie Carter, was an American silent film and stage actress who found fame on Broadway through collaborations with impresario …
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The American Civil War was a civil war in the United States between the Union and the Confederacy, which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union to preserve sl…
American Civil War: The Siege of Corinth ends in a Union victory, with General Henry Halleck capturing the critical rail
The American Civil War was a civil war in the United States between the Union and the Confederacy, which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union to preserve sl…
American Civil War: Peninsula Campaign: Confederate forces under Joseph E
The Peninsula campaign of the American Civil War was a major Union operation launched in southeastern Virginia from March to July 1862, the first large-scale offensive in the Easte…
American Civil War: Peninsula Campaign: The Battle of Seven Pines (or the Battle of Fair Oaks) ends inconclusively, with
The American Civil War was a civil war in the United States between the Union and the Confederacy, which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union to preserve sl…
American Civil War: Confederate troops evacuate Fort Pillow on the Mississippi River, leaving the way clear for Union tr
The Treaty of Saigon was signed on 5 June 1862 between representatives of the colonial powers, France and Spain, and the last precolonial emperor of the Nguyễn dynasty, Emperor Tự …
As the Treaty of Saigon is signed, ceding parts of southern Vietnam to France, the guerrilla leader Trương Định decides
John Ulric Nef was a Swiss-born American chemist and the discoverer of the Nef reaction and Nef synthesis. He was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the Nati…
John Ulric Nef, Swiss-American chemist and academic (died 1915)
Carolyn Wells was an American mystery author, poet, humorist, and children's writer. Over her career, she authored more than 170 books, spanning genres including detective fiction,…
Carolyn Wells, American novelist and poet (died 1942)
Henry David Thoreau was an American naturalist, essayist, poet, and philosopher. A leading transcendentalist, he is best known for his book Walden, a reflection upon simple living …
Henry David Thoreau, American essayist, poet, and philosopher (born 1817)
The American Civil War was a civil war in the United States between the Union and the Confederacy, which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union to preserve sl…
American Civil War: The First Battle of Memphis, a naval engagement fought on the Mississippi River, results in the capt
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continenta…
The United States and the United Kingdom agree in the Lyons–Seward Treaty to suppress the African slave trade