June 15, 1846 — The Oregon Treaty is signed
The area known as the Oregon Country originally encompassed a much larger area of land than is now occupied by...
December 4, 2020
The Complete History
August 6, 1846 — The Independent Treasury Act is signed into law
James Knox Polk was the eleventh President of the USA. In 1846, he approved a law restoring the Independent Treasury...
November 29, 2020
January 13, 1847 — The Treaty of Cahuenga ends fighting in California
Along with Texas, California was one of the major battlegrounds in the Mexican-American War of 1846 – 1848, and the...
November 24, 2020
October 25, 1854 — The Battle of Balaclava
Beginning about a year into the Crimean War (1853-6), the Battle of Balaclava is perhaps the best known engagement of...
November 19, 2020
July 30, 1858 — John Speke names Lake Victoria
A British explorer who, along with his fellow explorer Richard Burton, was among those to search for the source of...
November 14, 2020
November 24, 1859 — “On the Origin of Species” by Charles Darwin is first published
One of the most controversial books in the world, On the Origin of Species (often called Origin of the Species...
November 9, 2020
June 28, 1861 — Burke and Wills die in the Australian outback
Robert O’Hara Burke and William John Wills led an expedition of 18 men with the intention of crossing Australia from...
October 29, 2020
January 1, 1863 — Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation
Although a legendary milestone in the long fight for racial equality in the United States of America, the Emancipation Proclamation...
October 19, 2020
January 13, 1864 — Composer Stephen Foster dies
Stephen Foster has been widely hailed as the father of American Music. In the nineteenth century, he was one of...
October 14, 2020
May 2, 1864 — Giacomo Meyerbeer dies
Born in 1791 in Germany, Giacomo Meyerbeer was one of the foremost exponents of the musical and theatrical form known...
October 9, 2020
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