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US/the World |
Saturday, December 6, 1856 |
Dutch Boers in the Transvaal proclaim independence from Great Britain and form the South African Republic |
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Foreign |
Sunday, March 30, 1856 |
Treaty of Paris ends Crimean War and guarantees the territorial boundaries of the Ottoman Empire |
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US/the World |
Monday, June 15, 1846 |
British parliament votes to repeal the Corn Laws |
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Lawmaking/Litigating |
Wednesday, February 2, 1848 |
The United States and Mexico sign the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo |
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Foreign |
Thursday, February 24, 1848 |
Louis Philippe abdicates the throne in France and republicans take power |
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Foreign |
Thursday, October 10, 1850 |
Hong Xiuquan leads Taiping Rebellion in China |
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Foreign |
Tuesday, December 2, 1851 |
Louis Napoleon Bonaparte strengthens his power over the French government |
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Foreign |
Tuesday, April 19, 1853 |
Russia claims right to protect Christian subjects in the Ottoman Empire |
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Foreign |
Saturday, May 21, 1853 |
Turks reject Russian claims in the Ottoman Empire |
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Foreign |
Tuesday, October 4, 1853 |
Turkish ultimatum calls upon Russia to stop encroachment in Danube region |
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Foreign |
Monday, March 27, 1854 |
Crimean War begins in earnest, as France declares war on Russia |
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Foreign |
Tuesday, March 28, 1854 |
Britain declares war on Russia and joins France in sending troops to the Crimea |
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Education/Culture |
Tuesday, February 15, 1848 |
Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels publish the Communist Manifesto in London |
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Military/Violent |
Saturday, April 4, 1846 |
Mexico begins preparing troops for a possible war with the United States. |
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Military/Violent |
Saturday, March 28, 1846 |
General Taylor leads American troops into the disputed border area, across from the Mexican town of Matamoros |
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Lawmaking/Litigating |
Wednesday, May 13, 1846 |
Congress declares war with Mexico following attacks on US forces in disputed Texas border areas |
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Foreign |
Wednesday, October 8, 1856 |
A dispute over a British vessel sailing in Chinese waters leads to the second Anglo-Chinese War |
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Battles/Soldiers |
Sunday, May 10, 1857 |
Sepoy Revolt triggers the Indian Mutiny against British rule |
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Foreign |
Saturday, June 26, 1858 |
Great Britain and China sign the Treaty of Tientsin, ending the Anglo-Chinese War (1856-58) and opening Chinese ports |
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Foreign |
Saturday, October 22, 1859 |
The Spanish-Moroccan War begins in earnest |
