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The Reform Act, which is widely credited with launching modern democracy in the United Kingdom, received royal assent
Black Hawk War: Three men working in a cornfield were attacked by Sauk Native Americans, resulting in two deaths
Black Hawk (pictured), the leader of the Sauk tribe of Native Americans, surrendered to U.S. authorities to end the…
The first political gathering of colonists (president pictured) in Mexican Texas convened to seek reforms from the…
Michael Faraday (pictured) first experimentally demonstrated electromagnetic induction, leading to the formulation of…
Michael Faraday (pictured) first experimentally demonstrated electromagnetic induction, leading to the formulation of…
The Russian Empire suppressed the November Uprising in Poland with the capture of Warsaw after a two-day assault.
Rioting broke out in Bristol, England, after the Second Reform Bill failed to pass parliament, causing 250 casualties…
Algiers surrendered to French invaders, ending the Regency of Algiers (coat of arms pictured).
The United States Congress passed the largest tariff in the nation's history, which resulted in severe economic hardship
The United States Congress passed the largest tariff in the nation's history, which resulted in severe economic hardship
In Parramatta, Australia, Scottish astronomer James Dunlop discovered Centaurus A (pictured), which was later recognised
Greek War of Independence: A combined Egyptian and Ottoman army began an invasion of the Mani Peninsula, but were initia
Greek War of Independence: At the Battle of Gravia Inn, a 120-man Greek force led by Odysseas Androutsos repulsed an Ott
Peruvian War of Independence: Argentine general José de San Martín declared the independence of Peru from the Spanish…
Around 15 people were killed and 400 to 700 others injured when cavalry charged into a crowd demanding the reform of…
Four days after the Court of King's Bench upheld an English murder suspect's right to a trial by battle in Ashford v Tho
French physicist Augustin-Jean Fresnel submitted a memoir on the diffraction of light to the Royal Academy of…