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- January 17 (12233 bytes)
7: ...ign to recover the throne for the [[Jacobite]] dynasty.
9: ...feat British forces under Lieutenant Colonel [[Banastre Tarleton]] at the Battle of [[Cowpens]] in [[So...
50: *[[1763]] - [[John Jacob Astor]], American entrepreneur (d. [[1848]])
120: * [[1861]] - [[Lola Montez]], adventurer (b. [[1821]])
137: * [[1997]] - [[Clyde Tombaugh]], astronomer (b. [[1906]]) - January 1 (18244 bytes)
7: *[[404]] - Last known [[gladiator]] competition in [[Rome]] takes...
19: *[[1801]] - The first known [[asteroid]] [[1 Ceres]] is discovered by [[Giuseppe Pi...
23: *[[1861]] - [[Porfirio Diaz]] conquers [[Mexico City]].
42: *[[1937]] - [[Anastasio Somoza]] becomes [[President of Nicaragua]].
52: ...the Republic of Cuba]], is overthrown by [[Fidel Castro]]'s forces. - Archaeopteryx (8771 bytes)
14: ...| author = [[Hermann von Meyer|Meyer]] | date = [[1861]]}}
17: .... The discovery of the first intact specimen in [[1861]], two years after [[Charles Darwin]] published '...
34: ...[glide]] from [[tree]]s. The lack of a large [[breastbone]] suggests it was not a strong flier, but fli...
36: ...t findings on this fossil are unlikely to be the last word.
47: ...0]] near [[Solnhofen]], Germany, and described in 1861 by [[Hermann von Meyer]]. Currently located at th... - History of California (38344 bytes)
11: ...races of a very early inhabitation, dated to the last [[ice age]] ([[Wisconsin glaciation]]) about 13,0...
13: ...lized according to the particular environment. Coastal tribes were a major source of trading beads ([[...
36: ...lo led an expedition in two ships from the west coast of [[New Spain]]. He sailed northward and landed ...
40: ... Ferrelo]], sailed north after Cabrillo's death, past [[Point Arena|Cabo de Fortunas]] to the modern C...
50: ...English colonial claims were made from the East Coast in the 1600s were "from Sea to Sea." These colon... - Colorado (22240 bytes)
88: ...], which dominate the western half of the state; eastern Colorado is largely plains. The state capital ...
94: ...s|United States territory]] on [[February 28]], [[1861]] and Colorado attained statehood in [[1876]] (ea...
110: ...typical crop and most small towns in the region boast both a [[water tower]] and a [[grain elevator]].
112: The major cities and towns lie just east of the Front Range, in the I-25 corridor. The maj...
114: ...lation of fuel. During the drought of [[2002]] devastating [[forest fire|forest fires]] swept this area... - United States Senate (35505 bytes)
14: ...ted until the [[American Civil War|Civil War]] ([[1861]]–[[1865]]). The war, which began soon afte...
16: ...ividuals, furthermore, perceived the Senate as a bastion of the rich and the �lite. Several reformers...
23: ...the [[First Past the Post electoral system|first-past-the-post]] system, under which the candidate with...
25: ...story of the Senate; 14 of them were removed in [[1861]] and [[1862]] for supporting the [[Confederate S...
30: ...ms by [[CNN]] in [[June 2003]] revealed that at least 40 of the then senators were millionaires.<!--htt... - World Series (40101 bytes)
3: ...st World Series Championship in 31,458 days, the last being in the [[1918 World Series]], completed on ...
15: ...nstitute a World Cup of Baseball, to be held at least quadrennially during the Northern Hemisphere wint...
28: * 1861 Brooklyn Atlantics
85: ...he next three, and the first team would host the last two if necessary; the leagues alternated which re...
103: ...he margin of victory for the Athletics, and his blast in Game 3 off [[Christy Mathewson]] tied that gam... - Culture of Italy (11004 bytes)
1: ...otball (soccer)|football]] clubs. It can also be tasted in Italy's magnificent food.
27: ...byans,]][[ Egyptians]], [[Pakistanis]], [[Middle Eastern Arabs]] and [[Kurds]]. Some estimate the numbe...
73: ...a few melodic [[phrases]], and a single song can last over an hour. - Underground Railroad (17993 bytes)
25: ...tly, the nation's first commercial railroad, the east-west [[Baltimore & Ohio]] line, operated in [[Mar...
33: ... is the brightest star in a nearby [[Ursa Minor]] asterism, the "Little Dipper," which pointed the way ...
42: Primary routes led east of the Appalachians, up through Pennsylvania and ...
44: Just to the east of the [[Appalachian Mountains]] in [[Maryland]],...
56: ...mber of former slaves who owed their freedom at least in part to the courage and determination of those... - Florence (11538 bytes)
23: ... from behind the scenes, his power coming from a vast [[patronage]] network and his alliance to the new...
30: ... province of the united kingdom of [[Italy]] in [[1861]].
32: ...], British and Commonwealth soldiers a few miles East of the center on the North bank of the Arno[http:...
40: ...[Western Schism|Great Schism]]) along with the catastrophic effects of the [[Black Death]] were to lead...
48: ... city is the [[Fountain of Neptune]], which is a masterpiece of marble sculpture at the terminus of a s... - Italy (17022 bytes)
35: |[[17 March]] [[1861]]
60: ...of Italy|Victor Emmanuel II]] of the [[Savoy]] dynasty, which ruled over [[Piedmont (Italy)|Piedmont]]....
118: ... the north-east, the [[Ionian Sea]] to the south-east, the [[Tyrrhenian Sea]] to the south-west and fin...
131: ...5% of energy requirements are imported. Over the past decade, Italy has pursued a tight fiscal policy i...
147: ...[Opera]]), [[holidays]], and generally speaking, taste. - List of sculptors (9151 bytes)
9: *[[Benjamin Paul Akers]] (1825 - 1861)
37: *[[Antoine Bourdelle]] (1861 - 1929)
57: *[[Machado de Castro]] (1731 - 1822)
185: *[[Aristide Maillol]] (1861 - 1944)
242: *[[Frederic Remington]] (1861 - 1909) - Reconstruction (12035 bytes)
8: ...n Act]] was passed on [[March 2]], [[1867]]; the last on [[March 11]], [[1868]]. The first Reconstructi...
18: ...1870]] ([[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] was the last on [[July 15]]), and all but 500 Confederate symp...
36: ...action of knowing that their own lives would at least have more value than those of their dehumanized A...
56: <td>[[February 4]], [[1861]]</td>
62: <td>[[January 9]], [[1861]]</td> - USS Monitor (7466 bytes)
7: |Ordered:|| [[4 October]] [[1861]]
9: |Laid down:|| [[1861]]
41: ...g it the first [[semi-submersible]] ship. In contrast, ''Virginia'' was a conventional wooden vessel co...
53: The last U.S. Navy monitor-class warship was struck from t...
57: ... waves while under tow by the [[USS Rhode Island (1861)|''Rhode Island'']], she sank on [[December 31]],... - Sam Houston (6990 bytes)
24: ...r of two different states. He resigned in March [[1861]] following his refusal to take an oath of loyalt...
35: ...lark (governor)|Edward Clark]] | years=1859–1861}} - James K. Polk (27988 bytes)
52: ...support in the [[Northeastern United States|Northeast]]. Polk won the crucial state of [[New York]], wh...
58: ...any [[protectionism|protectionists]] in the Northeast.
77: ...olk's devotion to his wife is illustrated by his last words: "I love you, Sarah. For all eternity, I lo...
86: ...ted to the [[American Civil War]], which began in 1861.
92: ... County, Florida]] was founded ten years later in 1861. [[Polk County, Nebraska]] was the fourth county ... - African American (19830 bytes)
10: ...6 percent of African Americans lived in the Northeast and 18.7 percent in the Midwest, while only 8.9 p...
15: ...ica]] which lead to the [[American Civil War]] ([[1861]] - [[1865]]).
58: In the last decade, a growing movement has developed, spearhe... - Battle of the Wilderness (11082 bytes)
26: ...ar to the day earlier when they launched their devastating attack on the Union right flank at Chancello...
38: ...street and the 20,000-man First Corps arrived at last, and its timing was perfect. Hancock's men were t...
42: ...he two armies clashed again 10 miles to the southeast, at the [[Battle of Spotsylvania Court House]].
45: ...ermined. However, unlike his predecessors since [[1861]], Grant did not retreat back to the safety of [[... - Jefferson Davis (14427 bytes)
6: ...[Todd County, Kentucky|Todd County]]. Davis, the last of the ten children of [[Samuel Emory Davis]] and...
31: ...d sailed from [[New Orleans]] for the [[Texas]] coast three days later.
48: ... Davis upheld it on principle on [[January 10]] [[1861]]. On the 21st of that month, he announced the se...
51: ...neral]] of Mississippi troops. On [[February 9]], 1861 a [[constitution]]al convention at [[Montgomery, ...
53: ...chmond, Virginia|Richmond]], [[Virginia]] in May, 1861, and Davis and his family took up his residence t... - Stonewall Jackson (15247 bytes)
36: ...entually given command of a brigade. On April 27, 1861, Virginia Governor [[John Letcher]] ordered [[Col...
40: ...ssas, Virginia|Manassas]] in the South) in July [[1861]], when Brigadier General [[Barnard E. Bee]] exho...
44: ...ront of McClellan at Mechanicsville. Reports had last placed Jackson's forces in the Valley, and their ...
48: ...vade the North, Jackson took Harpers Ferry, then hastened to join the rest of the army at [[Sharpsburg,...
52: ..., I have lost my right arm" (deliberately in contrast to Jackson's left arm) and "I'm bleeding at the h...
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