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world historyThe third of the Tokugawa shoguns, Iemitsu, establishes the system of alternate attendance (sankin kotai) by which the feudal daimyō are required to spend one year at Edo Castle in Tokyo and one year back home at their feudal manor, while their families remained in Tokyo as virtual political hostages. (Traditional Japanese Date: June 21, 1635). -
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Revolts in Spain and Portugal
world historyA revolt breaks out in Spain when Colonel Rafael Reigo demands that the French constitution of 1812 be restored. Ferdinand VII does so on March 7, 1820. On August 24th a revolt against British regency in Portugal breaks out. A liberal constitutional monarchy is created and John VI living in exile in Brazil, is invited to head it. -
Missouri Compromise
world historyThis was the first major compromise between those states favoring slavery and those opposing slavery. Under the terms of the agreement, Missouri was to be admitted as as slave state, while Maine was admitted as as free state. The rest of the territory acquired from France north of the latitude 36º 30' would be free states, while south of that point would be slave states. -
Greek War of Independence
world historyThe Greek revolution breaks out when the Greeks in Moldavia begin a revolt against the Ottomans. The initial battles of the war begin a pattern of remarkable cruelty by both sides. Each slaughters tens of thousands of combatents and civilians alike.
On January 13, 1822 the Greek assembly meet and proclaimed its independence from the Ottoman Empire. -
Michael Faraday Discovers Electromagnetic Induction
world historyIn 1821 Michael Faraday discovered electromagnetic induction. -
Ashanti War Begun
world historyThe Ashanti war began in west Africa, between the Ashanti's and the Fanti's. The war would go on for 9 years, and each side would inflict cruelties on the other. -
Brazil Independent
world historyOn September 7, 1822 Dom Pedro, the Portuguese regent, declared Brazil independent from Portugal. -
Ecuador Free From Spain
world historyOn May 24 1822, Antonio Jose de Sucre, Simon Bolivar's lieutenant, defeated the Spanish at the battle of Mount Pichincha near Quito. The victory allowed Ecuador to become independent of Spain, and became part of Greater Columbia. -
French Forces Restore Ferdinand VII King of Spain
world historyThe French intervened in the Spanish revolution in 1823. They invade Spain and force the rebel forces to hand over Ferdinand VII who they restore to power. Ferdinand then rules Spain with an iron fist for the next ten years. -
Monroe Doctrine
world historyThe Monroe Doctrine was meant to dissuade the Spanish from attempting to recapture any of their former colonies in South America. It stated: “The American continents are henceforth not to be considered the subjects for future colonization by any European powers.” -
1st Anglo Burmese War
world historyOn February 24, 1824 the first Anglo-Burmese war began when the British declared war on Burma. The Burmese had captured the island of Shahpuri in violation of the rights that East India Company claimed. The British captured Rangoon on May 11th. -
Decembrist Uprising
world historyYoung Russian aristocrats stage a brief uprising against the Romanov rule. The revolt was short lived, but it was a sign of things to come. -
Erie Canal Opened
world historyThe Erie Canal consisted of a series of 83 locks along a 363-mile course. The opening of this canal made it possible for people and goods to travel as far west as Minnesota by barge and ship, substantially opening up the West to settlement. It was not until 1852 that trains began traversing the Appalachian mountains, and could compete with the canal. -
Battle of Navarino
world historyThe Greeks, who had been ruled by the Ottomans since the 15th century, revolted. The Ottoman Pasha called for and received assistance from the semi independent Mehemet Ali of Egypt. His son Ibrahim commanded the combined Egyptian Ottoman army and fleet. In 1847 the Ottomans were, with Ali’s help, successfully putting down the rebellion. However, public opinion in Western Europe and Russian imperial desires, combined to bring about an intervention in the war. The Russians, British and French work -
Janissarries Killed
world historyThe Ottoman standing army was called Janissaries. They revolted when the Sultan ordered a new army formed to replace them. The Spahis who were loyal to Mahmud II put down the revolt. The Spahis together with the Ottoman mob massacred over 6,000 of the Janissaries in their barracks. -
William Blake Dies
world historyIn 1827 William Blake the English poet and artist died. His work included Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience. -
Uruguay Independant
world historyUruguay became independent under terms of peace treaty between Brazil and Argentina over Banda Orienta. -
Age of Jackson
world historyTo many, the election of Andrew Jackson represented a new era for America. His election was the first in which a popular vote was taken. He was the first President not to come from the original colonies. Jackson was considered a true popular hero and used his stature to strengthen the power of the presidency. -
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Begun
world historyOn December 22, 1829, the first passenger railroad in theUnited States opened. The first railroad line ran from the west side of Baltimore to Ellicott's Mills, a distance of 13 miles. In the beginning, the railroad used horse-drawn carriages, but it was not long before steam engines replaced horses. -
Treaty of Adrianople
world historyThe Russian-Turkish War that had begun in 1828 ended with Treaty of Adrianople. The war concluded to the benefit of Russia marking a decline in Ottoman influence in the Balkans. The Ottomans granted autonomy for both Serbia and Greece, thus ending the Greek War of Independence. In 1832 Greece was officially granted independence under the terms of the Treaty. -
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Liberia Independent
world historyLiberia declared its independence on July 26, 1847. Former American slaves had founded Liberia. Its first President was Joseph Jenkins and it became Africa's first independent republic. -
Second Burma War
world historyThe Second Burmese War began when the Burmese ousted their king Pagan Min after a six year reign. The British captured Rangoon as the war began. -
Arrow War
world historyThe second Anglo Chinese war, which became known as the Arrow war, began when the Chinese forced a British registered ship to lower the British flag. British and French troops reached Tienstsin in 1858 and thus threatened the Chinese capital Peking. The Chinese agreed to the Treaty of Tienstsin, which opened more treaty ports to foreigners and legalized the importation of opium. -
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Alexander II Killed
world historyA bomb in St Petersburg assassinated Alexander II Czar of Russia on March 13, 1881. The Czar who had reigned for 26 years is succeeded by his 36 year old son Aleksander III. -
Modern American Navy Begun
<a href='http://www.historycentral.com' >world history</aOn March 3, the US Congress approved the construction of three steel cruisers. These were the first modern warships that the US navy built. In the next 17 years, the Navy would go from being 12th to 3rd in size in the world.> -
Sino-Chinese War
world historyThe French and the Chinese fought in the Sino-Chinese war . The French occupied most of Annam, (Vietnam and Cambodia) but their trade was being disrupted by Chinese in Northern Vietnam. The French destroyed the Chinese navy as it lay anchor at Foochow. Under the treaty of Hue the French consolidated their protectorate over all of Vietnam -
Pendelton Act
world historyPublic reaction to the assassination of President Garfield forced Congress to pass the Civil Service Reform Act. The law established a three-person, bi-partisan panel to develop exams to hire federal employees based on merit. The act initially covered 10% of federal employees, but became the basis for most of the Civil Service of today. -
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Anglo-Egyptian Agreement
world historyThe British and the Germans agreed to recognize Sayid Barghash as sultan of Zanzibar. He was recognized to control the coasts of present-day Somalia, Tanzania and Kenya. Germany annexed the hinterland of Tanzania while Great Britain did the same for the hinterland of Kenya. -
Ethiopian-Italian War Begins
world historyThe Italians were defeated in the first battle of the Italian-Ethiopian War at the Battle of Dogali where Ethiopians defeated Italian troops. The Italians then engage in alliances with Ethiopia's neighbors to weaken them. The next year the Ethiopian leader Johannes IV was killed in a battle with the Mahdists. Menelik of Shoa, who received Italian support, succeeded him.www.historycentral.com' >world history</a> -
Pension Act
world historyThe Pension Act called for giving a pension to all honorably discharged veterans who had served at least 90 days, and who had depended on manual labor to earn a living. The bill was vetoed by President Cleveland who claimed the pension would become a roll of fraud, rather than a roll of honor. -
George Eastman Patents Camera
world historyGeorge Eastman patented the hand held camera. -
Oklahoma Land Rush
world historyThe last major unsettled territory in the United States (which had been exclusively Indian) was opened for settlement. Over 200,000 settlers waited at the borders of the territory awaiting settlement. On the first day the territory was opened, 12,000 settlers arrived in Guthrie, Oklahoma. -
Revolt in Hawaii
world historyAmerican sugar growers revolted against the native Hawaiian monarchy, The revolt received assistance from the Marines.
The new government received American recognition. A treaty was drawn up to annex the Hawaiian Islands, but it did not pass before Harrison left office. McKinley removed US troops. -
French West Africa
world historyThe French organized their territorial holding in West Africa into French West Africa. It comprised what today are Guinea, Mali, Ivory Coast and Senegal. The French governor general made his headquarters in Dakar. That same year it established a protectorate over Madagascar -
Sun Yatsen Revolt
world historySun Yat-sen organized a secret revolutionary society in Canton in 1894. In 1895 he attempted to overthrow the Manchu dynasty. His first attempt at revolt was unsuccessful. -
First Sino-Japanese War
world historyThe Japanese defeat the Chinese in the Sino-Japanese War. The Chinese army and navy were both defeated by the Japanese. The war ended with the signing of the Treaty of Shimonsoseki. Under its terms Taiwan and the Pescasdoeres Islands were ceded to Japan. China recognized Korea's independence, and China was forced to pay a large indemnity to Japan. -
First Sino-Japanese War
world historyThe Japanese defeat the Chinese in the Sino-Japanese War. The Chinese army and navy were both defeated by the Japanese. The war ended with the signing of the Treaty of Shimonsoseki. Under its terms Taiwan and the Pescasdoeres Islands were ceded to Japan. China recognized Korea's independence, and China was forced to pay a large indemnity to Japan. -
Battle of Adwa
world historyThe Ethiopians defeated the Italians at the Battle of Adwa. This brought to an end the Italian invasion of Ethiopia. Italy was force to acknowledge Ethiopian independence at the treaty of Addis Abba on October 26, 1896. -
Ghana Captured by Great Britain
world historyThe Ashanti capital of Kumasi was captured by a British expeditionary force. The area, which is in present day Ghana was made a British protectorate. -
Nkosi Sikelel iAfrika Composed
world historyRev. Enoch Sontonga composes the famous Xhosa hymn, Nkosi Sikelel iAfrika (God bless Africa). Its melody is used for the national anthems of Tanzania and Zambia, and it becomes an anthem for those who struggled to eradicate apartheid in South Africa. -
Dewey Captures Philippines
world historyBefore the Spanish American War broke out Assistant Naval secretary Teddy Roosevelt had sent a message to Admiral Dewey, commander of US naval forces in the western pacific, to be prepared if war came with Spain to proceed to Manila and defeat the Spanish fleet there. When war was declared Dewey received orders to proceed and destroy the Spanish fleet. Admiral Dewey commanded a squadron of six ships, including modern cruisers. The Spanish had a force of 10 old ships, which were no match for the -
Fashoda Incident
world historyThe Fashoda incident occured when a French military expedition reached Fashoda in the present Sudan. Jean Baptist Marchand led the French force. A larger British force, led by Horatio Herbert Kitchener, arrived at Fashoda. A war-like crisis ensued between France and England as the British demanded the French withdraw. The crisis ended when France recognized British claims to the Nile basin, while Britain recognized French claims to the Sahara as well as Western Sudan. -
Dewey Captures Philippines
world historyBefore the Spanish American War broke out Assistant Naval secretary Teddy Roosevelt had sent a message to Admiral Dewey, commander of US naval forces in the western pacific, to be prepared if war came with Spain to proceed to Manila and defeat the Spanish fleet there. When war was declared Dewey received orders to proceed and destroy the Spanish fleet. Admiral Dewey commanded a squadron of six ships, including modern cruisers. The Spanish had a force of 10 old ships, which were no match for the -
Fashoda Inciden
world historyThe Fashoda incident occured when a French military expedition reached Fashoda in the present Sudan. Jean Baptist Marchand led the French force. A larger British force, led by Horatio Herbert Kitchener, arrived at Fashoda. A war-like crisis ensued between France and England as the British demanded the French withdraw. The crisis ended when France recognized British claims to the Nile basin, while Britain recognized French claims to the Sahara as well as Western Sudan. -
The Boer War
world historyThe Boer War was fought between Great Britain, the Boers of Transvaal (South Africa), and the nearby Orange Free State. The Boers demanded that Britain withdraw its troops, who were protecting the many British citizens who had come to the country. After achieving initial success, the Boers were defeated by reinforced British troops led by Field Marshal Frederick Marshalls. -
Suez Canal Reopened
world historyOn June 5, the Suez Canal was reopened. The reopening followed the second disengagement agreement between Israel and Egypt, under which Israel pulled its forces further from the Canal Zone. For their part, the Egyptians pledged to open the Canal and rebuild the Canal cities. -
Libyan Troops Intervene in Chad Civil War
world historyCivil war broke out in Chad between the forces of President Goukouni Oueddei and Prime Minister Hisseene Habre. Hundreds were killed in the initial fighting. In November, Libya intervened on behalf of Oueddei and soon captured the capital. -
Strikes Across Poland
world historyPolish workers, led by Lech Walesa, struck the Gdansk shipyards. The workers won a major victory, when the government agreed to demands made by the newly-formed Solidarity Trade Union to both legalize unions, as well as affirm the right to strike. The victory of Solidarity was the first step in the eventual dissolution of the Soviet Union. -
Iraq- Iran War Breaks Out
world historyIraq invaded Iran. Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein decided to attack Iran for a number of reasons. Saddam feared the effect fundamentalism would have on the Shi'ite majority of his country. Furthermore, Iraq and Iran had had longstanding border disputes. Saddam also believed that the anarchy gripping Iran--especially within the armed forces--made this an especially propitious moment to attack. The war lasted until 1988, and it is estimated that over 450,000 people died on both sides. -
Martial Law in Poland
world historyMartial law was imposed in Poland by Polish leader General Wojciech Jaruzelski. The Solidarity Labor Union was outlawed and its leaders, including Lech Walesa, imprisoned. -
Pope John Paul II Shot Twice
world historyPope John Paul II was wounded in an assassination attempt. The assassin was Turkish-born Mehmet Ali Agca. There have been many reports indicating that the assassination attempt was the work of the Eastern bloc's intelligence community.
