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A riot broke out in Littleport, England, over high unemployment and rising grain costs, spreading to Ely the next day be
War of the Seventh Coalition: Napoleon fought and lost his final battle, the Battle of Waterloo (depicted), in present-d
William Lawson, Gregory Blaxland and William Wentworth departed westward from Sydney on an expedition to become the firs
William Lawson, Gregory Blaxland and William Wentworth departed westward from Sydney on an expedition to become the firs
War of 1812: The British ambushed an American encampment near present-day Stoney Creek, Ontario, capturing two senior of
Spencer Perceval was shot in the lobby of the House of Commons, becoming the only British prime minister to be assassina
The Conference of Dresden began, an attempt by Napoleon to secure support for his planned invasion of Russia
Peninsular War: Allied British, Spanish, and Portuguese forces clashed with French troops at the Battle of Albuera (depi
The Primera Junta, the first independent government in Argentina, was established in an open cabildo in Buenos Aires, ma
The Primera Junta, the first independent government in Argentina, was established in an open cabildo in Buenos Aires, ma
Napoleonic Wars: After a three-day chase, the French ship D'Hautpoul was captured off Puerto Rico by a British squadron
War of the Fifth Coalition: French general Louis-Nicolas Davout defeated an Austrian force in Lower Bavaria, allowing h
War of the Fifth Coalition: Commanded by Napoleon, Franco-German forces defeated a reinforced Austrian corps at the Batt
In one of several violent incidents involving future U
Napoleonic Wars: A Franco-Spanish fleet recaptured the British-held Diamond Rock, an uninhabited island at the entrance
Led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, the Corps of Discovery left Camp Dubois near present-day Hartford, Illinois,