Explore 436 historical events from 1860–1869.
Frederick Albert Cook was an American explorer, medical doctor and ethnographer, who is most known for allegedly being the first to reach the North Pole on April 21, 1908. A compet…
Frederick Cook, American physician and explorer (died 1940)
Susan La Flesche Picotte was a Native American medical doctor and reformer and member of the Omaha tribe. She is widely acknowledged as one of the first Indigenous people, and the …
Susan La Flesche Picotte, Native American physician (died 1915)
Vice-Admiral Robert FitzRoy was an English officer of the Royal Navy, politician and scientist who served as the second governor of New Zealand between 1843 and 1845.
Robert FitzRoy, English admiral, meteorologist, and politician, 2nd Governor of New Zealand (born 1805)
William Armstrong was an American lawyer, civil servant, politician, and businessperson. He represented Hampshire County in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1818 to 1820, and V…
William Armstrong, American lawyer, civil servant, politician, and businessperson (born 1782)
Sengge Rinchen or Senggelinqin was a Mongol nobleman and general who served under the Qing dynasty during the reigns of the Daoguang, Xianfeng and Tongzhi emperors. He is best know…
Sengge Rinchen, Mongolian general (born 1811)
John Catron was an American jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1837 to 1865, during the Taney Court.
John Catron, American lawyer and judge (born 1786)
Ner Middleswarth was an American politician from New Jersey who served as a Whig member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district from 185…
Ner Middleswarth, American judge and politician (born 1783)
Okada Izō was a Japanese samurai of the late Edo period, feared as one of the four most notable assassins of the Bakumatsu period. He was a member of Tosa Kinnoto in his hometown,…
Okada Izō, Japanese samurai (born 1838)
William Clarke Quantrill was a Confederate guerrilla leader during the American Civil War.
William Quantrill, American Confederate guerrilla band leader (born 1837)
Evangelos or Evangelis Zappas was a Greek philanthropist and businessman who is recognized today as one of the founders of the modern Olympic Games, which were held in 1859, 1870, …
Evangelos Zappas, Greek-Romanian businessman and philanthropist (born 1800)
The United States Army is the land service branch of the United States Armed Forces. It is designated as the army of the United States in the United States Constitution. As a part …
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The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for many matters related to information and communication technologies. It…
The International Telecommunication Union, which standardizes and regulates international radio and telecommunications,
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: General Edmund Kirby Smith negotiated the surrender of his army, the only significant Confederate Ar
The Battle of Plymouth was an engagement during the American Civil War that was fought from April 17 through April 20, 1864, in Washington County, North Carolina.
American Civil War: The Battle of Plymouth begins: Confederate forces attack Plymouth, North Carolina
The Battle of Dybbøl was the key battle of the Second Schleswig War, fought between Denmark and Prussia. The battle was fought on the morning of 18 April 1864, following a siege th…
Battle of Dybbøl: A Prussian-Austrian army defeats Denmark and gains control of Schleswig
The United States Congress is the legislative branch of the federal government of the United States. It is a bicameral legislature, including a lower body, the U.S. House of Repres…
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A clipper was a type of mid-19th-century merchant sailing vessel, designed for speed. The term was also retrospectively applied to the Baltimore clipper, which originated in the la…
The world's oldest surviving clipper ship, the City of Adelaide is launched by William Pile, Hay and Co
The Ionian Islands are a group of islands in the Ionian Sea, west of mainland Greece. They are traditionally called the Heptanese, but the group includes many smaller islands in ad…
The Ionian Islands reunite with Greece
During the American Civil War, the United States Army, the land force that fought to preserve the collective Union of the states, was often referred to as the Union army, Federal a…
American Civil War: After ten weeks, the Union Army's Red River Campaign ends in failure
The Emperor of Mexico was the head of state and head of government of Mexico on two non-consecutive occasions during the 19th century.
Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico arrives in Mexico for the first time
The Battle of Marks' Mills, also known as the Action at Marks’ Mills, was fought in present-day Cleveland County, Arkansas, during the American Civil War. Confederate Brigadier-Gen…
American Civil War: In the Battle of Marks' Mills, a force of 8,000 Confederate soldiers attacks 1,800 Union soldiers an
Theta Xi (ΘΞ) is a North American Greek-letter social college fraternity. It was founded at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1864. Of all the social fraternities today, Theta Xi…
Theta Xi fraternity is founded at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, the only fraternity to be founded during the America
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 forces led by General E
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 Battle of the Wilderness begins in Spotsylvania County