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The Second Opium War finally ends at the Convention of Peking with the ratification of the Treaty of Tientsin, an…
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…
British and French engineers break ground for the Suez Canal
The clock tower at the Houses of Parliament, which houses Big Ben, starts keeping time
Italian Independence wars: In the Battle of Magenta, the French army, under Louis-Napoleon, defeat the Austrian army
Ambiguity in the Oregon Treaty leads to the "Northwestern Boundary Dispute" between American and British/Canadian settle
Ambiguity in the Oregon Treaty leads to the "Northwestern Boundary Dispute" between American and British/Canadian settle
Battle of Solferino (Battle of the Three Sovereigns): Sardinia and France defeat Austria in Solferino, northern Italy
Imam Shamil surrenders to the Russians, bringing the Caucasian Imamate to an end.
Origins of the American Civil War: Abolitionist John Brown and his supporters launch a raid on Harpers Ferry, Virginia…
Montenegrin forces under Grand Duke Mirko Petrović-Njegoš defeat an Ottoman army under Hussein Pasha in the battle of Gr
United States and Japan sign the Harris Treaty.
United States and Japan sign the Harris Treaty.
The Government of India Act 1858 replaces Company rule in India with that of the British Raj.
The Government of India Act 1858 replaces Company rule in India with that of the British Raj.
U.S. President James Buchanan inaugurates the new transatlantic telegraph cable by exchanging greetings with Queen…
Charles Darwin first publishes his theory of evolution through natural selection in The Journal of the Proceedings of…
The East India Company disbands the 34th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry whose sepoy Mangal Pandey had earlier revolt