2337 events
A riot broke out in Littleport, England, over high unemployment and rising grain costs, spreading to Ely the next day be
Sir John Barrow, secretary at the Admiralty, rejected a proposal to use Francis Ronalds's electrical telegraph,…
The United Kingdom formally annexed the Tristan da Cunha archipelago, administering the islands from the Cape Colony…
War of the Seventh Coalition: Napoleon fought and lost his final battle, the Battle of Waterloo (depicted), in present-d
Aboard HMS Bellerophon, French emperor Napoleon surrendered to Royal Navy captain Frederick Lewis Maitland, concluding…
Britain celebrated a Grand Jubilee to mark 100 years since the accession of George I and 16 years since the start of…
Britain celebrated the Grand Jubilee to mark 100 years since the accession of George I and 16 years since the start of…
War of 1812: British forces invaded Washington, D.C., setting fire to various U.S. government buildings, including the…
War of 1812: British forces invaded Washington, D.C., setting fire to various U.S. government buildings, including the…
War of 1812: American militia forces repelled a British force at the Battle of Caulk's Field, killing 41 people…
War of 1812: Fort McHenry in Baltimore's Inner Harbor was attacked by British forces during the Battle of Baltimore,…
War of 1812: After three days of fighting, the beached U.S. Revenue Cutter Service vessel Eagle was captured by the…
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
War of 1812: After learning of a forthcoming American attack, Laura Secord walked 20 mi (32 km) from Queenston, Upper Ca
Future US President Andrew Jackson was shot and severely injured in a tavern brawl with future US Senator Thomas Hart…