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Ezequiel Zamra was assaninated
Ezequiel Zamra was a great hero of Venezuela, and lead troops to many victories. He also lead a great uprising that lead to a civil war. Sadly, he was a victim of terrorism. -
The Wiyot indians were massacred by the whites
Source The massacure occures on February 26, 1860. Between 80-250 Wiyot indians were killed. The Wiyot indians were a very peaceful tribe that did nthing to cause the British to attack. -
Pony Express starts up.
The Pony Express was opened up in 1860. Sadly, it closed 18 months later in 1861, but not before it left its mark on the the time period. -
Civil war starts
Source The Civil war began on April 12, 1861 in South Carolina. About 620,000,000 soldiers died during the Civil War. Morre Soldiers died in the Cival war than any other American War. The Northern armies won. The Civil War was caused by the differencs about the idea of setting people free. -
Abraham Lincoln elected president
On November 6, 1861, Abraham Lincoln was elected the president of the United States. In his presidency, he fought and succeded in abolishing slavery. -
Slavery abolished in D.C.
Source Starting in December 1861, the junior senator of Massachusettes proposed a bill to end slavery in D.C. Senate approved the bill 13 days before Abraham Lincoln signed it on this date -
Emancipation Proclamation is passed
Source The Emancipation Proclamation was passed nine months after the DC Emancipation Act. The proclamation actually didn't affect some states immediately such as Maryland, Delaware and Kentucky because Senate didn't want them to secede. -
Battle of Gettysberg begins
Source The confederate general Robert E. Lee surrounded the city of Gettysburg. The battle ended in a failure for Lee. -
Draft riots in NYC
Source Following the Emancipation Proclamation, a stricter draft policy was put into action. All men between 20 and 35 as well as unmarried men from 35 to 45 years old had to serve if asked. This led to huge rioting in New York in particular. -
Abraham Lincoln assassinated.
On March 4, 1865, in the Ford Theater, the current president of the United States, Abraham Lincoln, was assassinated. The man who committed this was named John Wilkes Booth. Booth fancied himself a southerner and blamed Lincoln for all the misfortune the South had faced. And so, with his cohorts, he plotted to kill the Secretary of State, the Vice President, and Lincoln. All attempts except for the one on Lincoln failed. This happened after the war had ended, but the feelings of hate still linge -
Alfred Nobel recieves his patent for dynamite.
In 1867, Alfred nobel recieved U.S. patent number 78, 317 for his fabuluos invention of dynamite. -
Austria and Hungary establish a dual monarchy
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The monarchy took place on over 675,000 sq. km. in centrl Europe.This inclideed ehat is now Austria, Hungary, Sovakia, Czech Republic along with parts of the present day Poland, omania, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosina, Herzegovin and the Federal Republic of Yugoslava. -
U.S buys Alaska from Russia
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One March 30,1867 the U.s bought Alaska from Russia for 7.2 million dollors. At the time many people thought that this was a crazy agreement. Te secretary of state Willim H. Seward dissagreed, on fact Alaska encreased the size of the U.S. by almost 20%. -
Japanese government begins colonizing Hokkaido
Source Japan began encouraging farmers and other people to go to Hokkaido and colonize it. -
The first transcontinentl railroad completed
SourceThe railroad was completed on May 10, 1869 in Utah. It took 6 years and over 20,000 workers. Most of the work was done by male Chinese Immigrants. when the railroad was completed a pictre was taken, the picture did not include the Chinese workers. Also, Irish and american workers contibuted They laid down over 1,700 miles of track. The railroad was called one of the largest American Cival projects of that time period. -
Franco-Prussian war begins
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The Franco- Purssian war lasted from 7/19/1870- 5/10/1871. The war was between the Kingdom of Prussia and the 2nd Empire of France. -
British Steamship RMS Atlantic sinks off Nova Scotia
The RMS Atlantic departed from Liverpool on March 20th, 1873. It decided to make an unexpected stop at Halifaz in Nova Scotia for coal. A storm arose the night of March 31st, and the ship struck an underwater rock. Around 530 people died when the boat flipped over. -
japan fores Korea to sign the treaty of Gangwa
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The traty was signed in 1876. It was also known as the Japan-Korea Treaty of Amity. The treaty describes that Korea and Japan are equal and Korea is an independant country. The treaty gave Japan many rights that Korea was not given. -
The first battle in the Siege of Plavna during the Russo-Turkey War.
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The Siege of Plavna also called the Seige of Pleven. In the Russo-Turkish war the Russian of the Turkish held the town of Pleven (in Bulgaria). 4 battles were fought there, 3 were repluses of attacks by Russians. The 4th was was caused by the Turkish trying to escape. -
Thomas Edison discovers the concept of the lightbulb
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One day Edison was rolling a piece of compressed carbon between his fingers. He then began to test carbonizing materials. He was able to contact biologists to get him plant fibers from all over. Befre he finished he had triend no less that 6,000 different materials. He then triend cotten thread filment and it becan to glow. ABout 14 hours later light burned out. -
Tsar Alexander II assassinated
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Tsar Alexander II, of Russia was assassined on March 1, 1881. He was traveling through snow to ST. Petersberg. He was surrounded bt 7 cossaks that were armed on this trip. This was the day Tsar had signed the 1st constitution to the Russian people. On this day Tsar was being watched. He was killed by a bomber that took his life in the blast. -
Fire in Berdischoft, Poland, kills 430
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On January 13, 1883 there was a fire at a circus in Berditschodt, Poland. The fire killed 430 people. -
China and Japan pull troops from Korea
The treaty of Ganghwa was when Japan used gunboat diplomacy to force South Korea to sign an unequal treaty that ended the Qing dynasty and opened up three ports to Japanese trade. It happened after a Japanese warship came towards the island, and after stating they were searching for drinkable water, The Koreans opened fire. The Japanese fired back, silencing them, then went to attack another fort. The warship was called Un'yō, and it's captain was Inoue Yoshika. -
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle publishes first Sherlock story
During this year, the story "A Study in Scarlet" was published in the Beeton's Christmas Annual. It became immensly popular prompting several more Sherlock stories. -
It was 128 degrees F. in Cloncurry, Queensland (Australia)
On January 16, 1889 hte tempreture went up to 128 in Queensland, Australia. Ths was the highest tempreture that Aaustralia has ever had. The high 128 degrees broke a record that is still unbroken. -
A tornado in Louisville, Kentucky kills 76 and injures 200
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On March 27, 1890 Louisvile, Kentucky was hit by tornado.This was one of the most violent and most destructive storms in history. The storm hit Louisville around 8:30p. and it lasted about 5 minutes. It was able to distroy most of the downtown area within the short period of time. -
Ellis Island opens as a immigration depot
The Statue of Liberty National Monument, Ellis island and Liberty island were opened on this date. This event had such a huge impact on immigration that it is hard to talk about it all, Ellis island becoming a bustling center of immigration. -
Strikers were killed during a riot in Pennsylvania
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On April 21, 1894 about 125,000 minners went on strike. After the strike they wr grated higher wages and were gaurded by sheriffs. They began to strike som emore. Most of teh strkess were peaceful. One day a group of women were marching to the coke oven when a mine official becan to shoot. Several were shot. When striker were shot they then got arressted. -
China relinquishes Taiwan to Japan under the Treaty of Shimonoseki
The Treaty of Shimonoseki ended the First Sino-Japanese War. Taiwan was turned over to Imperial Japan because of this. -
Spanish-American War
The war began on April 25, 1898.The war began in Cuba. This affected immigration because it made people want to flee because of the war. The U.S and Spain signed a peace treaty on December 10,1898, this is when the war ended. -
Topsy the elephant electrocuted by Edison during the War of Currents
A despicable act by Thomas Edison, Topsy electrocution happened so Edison could argue that Tesla and Westinghouse's Alternating Current was much more dangerous than Direct Current. -
The 1906 San Francisco earthquake
At around 5:15 A.M., a large shock occured and was felt throughout San Francisco. A few seconds later, what would become one of the most scientifically rich earthquake began. It killed around 700 people. -
First Model T produced.
The first Model T was built on this day. Also known as "Tin Lizzie," this car went on to be one of the best-selling cars in history. This changed a lot of things, not only because for the first time, automobiles were made available for the public in general, but because the assembly line process the factories used created several somewhat high paying jobs for immigrants. Source http://www.history.com/topics/model-t -
Angel Island opens up on the west coast.
Angel Island, an immigration station sometimes referred to as "The Ellis Island of the West" opens up off of the coast of San Francisco. Over the course of three decades, 175,000 Asian immigrants passed through Angel Island.
