Garibaldi begs Victor Emmanuel II to allow him to cross with his men to the Neapolitan mainland

His conquest of Sicily now almost complete, Giuseppe Garibaldi had received suggestions from King Victor Emmanuel II that the Kingdom of Naples be allowed to reform and not be further invaded.  Garibaldi, in a letter, asked "Allow me then, Sire, this time to disobey you" and that afterwards he would "lay at the feet of Your Majesty all the authority which circumstances had conferred upon me..."  Garibaldi and his men crossed to the Kingdom of Naples on August 18, 1860.  (By John Osborne)
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In China, British and French troops capture the Taku Forts and open an advance on Beijing

The latest British and French efforts to force China to abide by the trade treaties of 1858 continued in earnest when their troops captured the Taku Forts on the Hai River estuary.  This enabled the Ango-French forces to advance on Beijing.  The fall of Beijing in October, 1860 ended the conflict called later the Second Opium War. (By John Osborne)
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In China, British and French troops land at the port of Beitang in preparation for a march on Beijing

The latest British and French efforts to force China to abide by the trade treaties of 1858 continued in earnest when Royal Navy and French Navy units began to land an invasion force at Beitang on the mouth of the Hai He River.  The Taku Forts were captured on August 21, 1860 and the Ango-French forces advanced on Beijing.  The fall of Beijing in October, 1860 ended the conflict called later the Second Opium War. (By John Osborne)
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British and Force warships anchor at the port of Beitang in preparation for the latest landing in China

The latest British and French efforts to force China to abide by the trade treaties of 1858 continued in earnest when Royal Navy and French Navy units carrying an invasion force anchored at Beitang on the mouth of the Hai He River.  Troops began to land the following week and the Taku Forts were captured three weeks after that.  This led to the Ango-French advance on Beijing and the end of the war in October 1860. (By John Osborne)
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Benjamin Butler booed off the stage at Democratic meeting in Lowell, Massachusetts

Benjamin Butler had been elected a delegate from Lowell, Massachusetts to the Democratic National Convention in Charleston, South Carolina with instructions from his constituents to vote for Stephen Douglas.  He instead had voted for Jefferson Davis through much of the convention and when he returned home to Lowell was regarded as a traitor.  He attended the meeting in Lowell that was to endorse Douglas but was driven by catcalls from the stage as a "Breckinridge Democrat" and left the hall.  (By John Osborne)  
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The Republic of Liberia celebrates the thirteenth anniversary of its independence

In west Africa, the Republic of Liberia celebrated the thirteen anniversary of its independence.  Founded by the American Colonization Society in 1822 as a home for blacks from the United States, it had been granted its independence in 1847.  It remains the country's most celebrated public holiday.  (By John Osborne) 
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Robert Gould Shaw (American National Biography)

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Matthew H. Crocker, "Shaw, Robert Gould," American National Biography Online, February 2000, http://www.anb.org/articles/04/04-01086.html.
On 16 July [1863] the Fifty-fourth had the opportunity to recoup its self-esteem when Confederate forces waged a surprise attack on James Island, South Carolina. A group of 250 members of the Fifty-fourth held off repeated assaults, giving the Federal troops time to organize a defensive retreat. Two days later, on Morris Island, Shaw proudly volunteered his regiment to lead the assault on the impregnable Fort Wagner, the first step in an offensive on the Confederate stronghold of Charleston, South Carolina. When the Fifty-fourth charged the fort, 272 were killed, wounded, or captured.
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Flag of Liberia

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Event image July 26, 1860 
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Cropped, sized, and prepared for use here by John Osborne, Dickinson College, June 5, 2010.
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photograph
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Courtesy of
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, New York Public Library
Permission to use?
Yes
Original caption
Flag of Liberia
Source citation
Africana and Black History Collection, NYPL Digital Gallery
Source note
Original image at NYPLDigitalGallery

Charles Hale Hoyt, detail

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Event image July 26, 1860 
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New York Public Library
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Cropped, sized, and prepared for use here by John Osborne, Dickinson College, June 5, 2010.
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photograph
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Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints, and Photographs, New York Public Library
Permission to use?
Yes
Original caption
Charles Hale Hoyt
Source citation
"The Pageant of America" Photograph Archive, NYPL Digital Gallery
Source note
Original image at NYPLDigitalGallery
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