The first Melbourne Cup horse race is held in Melbourne, Australia. The Melbourne Cup is Australia’s most famous annual horse race, often referred to as…
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1 October 1861
Mrs Beeton’s Book of Household Management is published, going on to sell 60,000 copies in its first year and remaining in print until the present…
17 September 1861
Argentine Civil Wars: The State of Buenos Aires defeats the Argentine Confederation at the Battle of Pavón. The Argentine Civil Wars were a series of…
13 May 1861
The Great Comet of 1861 is discovered by John Tebbutt of Windsor, New South Wales, Australia. The Great Comet of 1861, officially known as C/1861…
19 March 1861
The First Taranaki War ends in New Zealand. The First Taranaki War was a significant conflict that occurred in New Zealand during the 19th century,…
26 January 1861
American Civil War: The state of Louisiana secedes from the Union. The American Civil War, which took place from 1861 to 1865, was a major…
19 March 1861
The First Taranaki War ends in New Zealand. The First Taranaki War was a conflict fought between the M?ori people of the Taranaki region in…
19 March 1861
The First Taranaki War ends in New Zealand. On 19 March 1861, the First Taranaki War, between the New Zealand government and the indigenous Maori,…
7 November 1861
The first Melbourne Cup horse race is held in Melbourne, Australia. The Melbourne Cup is Australia’s most well known annual Thoroughbred horse race. It is…
29 January 1861
Kansas is admitted as the 34th state of the USA. On this day in 1861, Kansas is admitted to the Union as free state. It…