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1860
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1860
Events
January–March
January 10
– The
Pemberton Mill
in
Lawrence, Massachusetts
, USA, collapses, killing 146 workers.
January 13
– Spanish victory (under General Leopoldo O'Donnell, 1st Duke of Tetuanat) at the
Battle of Tétouan
,
Morocco
.
January 20
–
Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour
is recalled as Prime Minister of
Piedmont-Sardinia
.
February 22
– Shoe-making workers of
Lynn, Massachusetts
, strike successfully for higher wages. The strike spreads throughout
New England
and eventually involves 20,000 workers.
February 26
– White settlers
massacre
a band of
Wiyot Indians
on
Indian Island
near
Eureka, California
. At least 60 women, children and elders are killed.
Bret Harte
, newspaper reporter in
Arcata
, reports the news to newspapers in
San Francisco
.
February 28
– The
Artists Rifles
is established, as the 38th Middlesex (Artists) Rifle Volunteer Corps, with headquarters at
Burlington House
in London.
March 6
– While campaigning for the
presidency
,
Abraham Lincoln
makes a speech defending the
right to strike
.
March 9
– The first
Japanese embassy to the United States
arrive in
San Francisco
.
March 17
– The
First Taranaki War
begins at
Waitara, New Zealand
, when
Maori
refuse to sell land to British settlers.
March 22
– The
Grand Duchy of Tuscany
is annexed to the newly formed
Kingdom of Italy
.
March 24
–
Sakuradamon Incident
:
Ronin
samurai
of the
Mito Domain
in Japan assassinate
tairo
(Chief Minister)
Ii Naosuke
outside the Sakurada Gate of
Edo Castle
, dissafected with his role in the opening of Japan to foreign powers.
March–August –
The second rout
of the
Jiangnan Daying
destroys the
Qing dynasty
's army of 180,000.
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