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Cree and Assiniboine warriors win the Battle of Cut Knife, their largest victory over Canadian forces during the North-W
North-West Rebellion: The four-day Battle of Batoche, pitting rebel Métis against the Canadian government, comes to an e
North-West Rebellion: The four-day Battle of Batoche, pitting rebel Métis against the Canadian government, comes to an e
In the last military engagement fought on Canadian soil, the Cree leader, Big Bear, escapes the North-West Mounted Polic
Treaty of Tientsin is signed to end the Sino-French War, with China eventually giving up Tonkin and Annam – most of pres
Treaty of Tientsin is signed to end the Sino-French War, with China eventually giving up Tonkin and Annam – most of pres
Louis Pasteur successfully tests his vaccine against rabies on Joseph Meister, a boy who was bitten by a rabid dog.
The first purpose-built roller coaster, LaMarcus Adna Thompson's "Switchback Railway", opens in New York's Coney Island
Dow Jones & Company publishes its first stock average.
War of the Pacific: Chileans led by Alejandro Gorostiaga defeat Andrés Avelino Cáceres's Peruvian army at the Battle…
The first public performance of the Dominican Republic's national anthem, Himno Nacional.
France and Viet Nam sign the Treaty of Huế, recognizing a French protectorate over Annam and Tonkin.
France and Viet Nam sign the Treaty of Huế, recognizing a French protectorate over Annam and Tonkin.
French and Vietnamese troops clashed in Tonkin, when Commandant Henri Rivière seized the citadel of Hanoi with a small f
The United States Congress passes the Chinese Exclusion Act
The Shewan forces of Menelik II of Ethiopia defeat the Gojjame army in the Battle of Embabo
War of the Pacific: Chile suffers its last military defeat in the Battle of La Concepción when a garrison of 77 men is…
The British Mediterranean Fleet begins the Bombardment of Alexandria in Egypt as part of the Anglo-Egyptian War.
The Republic of Stellaland is founded in Southern Africa.