1843 – Queen Victoria proclaimed Hong Kong to be a British crown colony. 1869 – Daniel Bakeman, the last surviving soldier of the U.S. Revolutionary…
1843 – Queen Victoria proclaimed Hong Kong to be a British crown colony. 1869 – Daniel Bakeman, the last surviving soldier of the U.S. Revolutionary…
18631st wartime conscription law in US goes into effect 1865-9] Battle at Blakely Alabama 1918 United Kingdom: the Royal Air Force is created from the Royal…
1856-Russia signs Peace of Paris, ending the Crimean War 1867 -US buys Alaska from Russia for $7,200,000 1922-KGY-AM in Olympia WA begins radio transmissions 1922-WWL-AM in…
1967 – France launched its first nuclear submarine 1973 – The last U.S. troops left South Vietnam. 1974 – Mariner 10, the U.S. space probe…
1829 The three protecting powers (Britain, France and Russia) establish the borders of Greece. 1914 World’s 1st airline, St Petersburg Tampa Airboat Line,…
44 BC – Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Gaius Cassius Longinus, Decimus Junius Brutus and…
1554 Battle at London: Sir Thomas Wyatt defeated and his rebellion against Queen Mary crushed 1788 Austria declares war on Russia 1861 Tennessee votes against…
1409 Austrian civil war ends 1815 US declares war on Algiers for taking US prisoners & demanding tribute 1857 Second Opium War: France and the…
1791 Long-distance communication speeds up with the unveiling of a semaphore machine in Paris. 1865 Second Taranaki War: The Volkner Incident in New…
1634 Battle at Smolensk: Polish King Wladyslaw IV beats Russians 1896 Henri Becquerel discovers radioactivity. 1912 U.S. Army Captain Albert Berry performs…