Treaty of Berlin: The European powers redraw the map of the Balkans. Serbia, Montenegro and Romania become completely independent of the Ottoman Empire. The Treaty…
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12 July 1776
Captain James Cook begins his third voyage. Captain James Cook’s third voyage (1776–1779) was primarily aimed at discovering the elusive Northwest Passage, a potential sea…
11 July 1848
Waterloo railway station in London opens. Waterloo Station, officially known as London Waterloo, has a rich and layered history that dates back to the mid-19th…
10 July 1553
Lady Jane Grey takes the throne of England. Lady Jane Grey, often called the “Nine Days’ Queen,” was a tragic figure in English history. Born…
9 July 1762
Catherine the Great becomes Empress of Russia following the coup against her husband, Peter III Catherine the Great, originally born as Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbst in…
8 July 1876
The Hamburg massacre prior to the 1876 United States presidential election results in the deaths of six African-Americans of the Republican Party, along with one…
7 July 1916
The New Zealand Labour Party was founded in Wellington. The New Zealand Labour Party was founded in 1916, emerging from a merger of several socialist…
6 July 1560
The Treaty of Edinburgh is signed by Scotland and England. The Treaty of Edinburgh, signed in 1560, was a pivotal agreement that marked the end…
5 July 1934
“Bloody Thursday”: The police open fire on striking longshoremen in San Francisco. Bloody Thursday refers to the violent events of July 5, 1934, during the…
4 July 1774
Orangetown Resolutions are adopted in the Province of New York, one of many protests against the British Parliament’s Coercive Acts. The Orangetown Resolutions, adopted on…