London Underground was opened, making it the world’s oldest underground railway system.
US President Abraham Lincoln ordered the hanging of 39 Santee Sioux Indians.
Former President Abraham Lincoln ordered the emancipation of slaves across the US from January 1, 1863.
Congress banned polygamy, stating that those who are caught are to be punished.
President Lincoln signed an Act that made slavery illegal in US territories.
The US and Britain signed the Lyons-Seward Treaty.
The Westminster Bridge across The Thames opened in London, England.
President Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Acts into law.
The US Department of Agriculture was created after being signed into legislation by President Abraham Lincoln.
The US issued first paper money in denominations of $5, $10, $20, $50, $100, $500 and $1000 notes.
US paper money was first introduced into circulation after the passing of the Legal Tender Act to help finance the Civil War.
The Battle of Fort Donelson ended, with nearly 14,000 Confederate soldiers surrendering.
Abraham Lincoln was elected the 16th president of the United States of America.
Flagellation, also known as flogging, whipping, or lashing, was banned by the US Army.
The Battle of Bull Run took place at Manassas Junction, Virginia.
The Battle of Philippi began.
The New Orleans Minting facility closed.
The first-ever color photo was taken.
The first railway line in Pakistan opened, with trains running from Karachi to Kotri.
Abraham Lincoln outlawed business with the Confederate States during the Civil War.
The Battle of Fort Sumter in South Carolina between the United States and the Confederate States started the American Civil War.
London launched its first tram, built by George Francis Train from NYC.
The Confederate States of America are established.
Kansas entered the Union, making it the 34th state to join the United States of America.
The state of Georgia seceded from the United States of America.
The first shots of the American Civil War are fired.
South Carolina seceded from the United States of America.
At 11 years old, Grace Bedell wrote to Abraham Lincoln, saying he should grow a beard.
James Wallace Black took the USA's first aerial photo in Boston from a hot air balloon.
In the Second Opium War, an Anglo-French force defeated Chinese troops at the Battle of Palikao.
The US Congress announced the United States Government Publishing Office formation.
The Republican Party nominated Abraham Lincoln for president at the 1860 Republican National Convention.
The world's first recording of the human voice is created.
The mail delivery system known as the Pony Express started.
Urbain Le Verrier announces the discovery of the planet Vulcan.
American driller Edwin Laurentine Drake successfully drilled the first oil well in Pennsylvania, US.
Balloonist John Wise started the world's first airmail service by balloon from Lafayette to Crawfordsville, Indiana.
Inventor Otis Tufts patented the first elevator in the US.
The American Dental Association was founded in Niagara Falls, New York.
Charles Blondin became the first person to cross Niagara Falls by walking across a tightrope.
The First Zoological Society in the US was formed in Philadelphia.
Oregon became the 33rd state to join the United States of America.
The Codex Sinaiticus – one of the oldest known copies of the bible – was discovered in Egypt.
Hawaii was shaken by an eruption of the Mauna Loa volcano that lasted 300 days and destroyed a coastal village.
Macy's Department Store first opened.
Charles Reed Bishop founded First Hawaiian Bank and opened its first branch in Honolulu.
Queen Victoria of Britain sent the first-ever transatlantic telegraph to US President James Buchanan.
Letter collections started being collected from mailboxes in Boston, US.
Britain took power over the Indian government.
Minnesota became the 32nd state to join the United States of America.
