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North America 1860: Secession of South Carolina

By 1860, the rift between the slave states of the southern United States and the free states... SEE MORE…

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French capture Zaragoza by siege

starts 2021

Major volcanic eruption in Tonga

starts 1914

Unsuccessful French offensive in Champagne

ends 1836

Carlist raiders march across Spain & back again

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Sack of Philae

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