1857 James Donnelly becomes engaged in a drunken brawl with Patrick Farrell, who suffers a fatal blow to the head. Farrell dies two days later, which makes James Donnelly a wanted man and draws the Donnelly family into the notorious feud.
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678 St Agatho begins his reign as Catholic Pope
1358 Republic of Dubrovnik is founded
1542 Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo claims California for Spain
1580 Duke of Alva's army occupies Portugal
1652 New Amsterdam (now New York City) enacts first speed limit law in North America
1693 1st sea battle of Lagos: a French fleet under Anne Hilarion de Tourville defeated an Anglo-Dutch fleet under George Rooke
1693 1st woman's magazine "Ladies' Mercury" published (London)
1697 Polish parliament selects monarch August of Saxony as king
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1709 Peter the Great of Russia defeats Charles XII of Sweden at the Battle of Poltava.
Russian Tsar Peter the Great
Russian Tsar
Peter the Great
1743 War of the Austrian Succession: Battle of Dettingen: in Bavaria, King George II of Britain personally leads troops into battle. The last time a British monarch would command troops in the field.
1756 French fleet conquer St Philips Castle of Minorca
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1759 British general James Wolfe begins the siege of Quebec.
British Army Officer James Wolfe
British Army Officer
James Wolfe
1778 Liberty Bell returns home to Philadelphia after the British departure
1806 Buenos Aires captured by British
1833 Prudence Crandall, a white woman, arrested for conducting an academy for black females at Canterbury Conn
1847 New York & Boston linked by telegraph wires
1857 Bibighar massacre of 120 British women and children following the seige of Cawnpore
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1857 James Donnelly becomes engaged in a drunken brawl with Patrick Farrell, who suffers a fatal blow to the head. Farrell dies two days later, which makes James Donnelly a wanted man and draws the Donnelly family into the notorious feud
1862 -28] Battle at Garnett's/Golding's Farms, Virginia.
1862 Battle of Gaines' Mill, VA (Cold Harbor, Chickahominy Bluffs) Day 3.
1863 Skirmish at Fairfax Courthouse, Virginia.
1864 Atlanta Campaign: Battle of Kennesaw Mountain GA.
1867 Bank of California opens doors.
1876 1st NLer to get 6 hits in 9 inn game (Dave Force, Philadelphia Athletics).
1876 Democratic Party elects Samuel Tilden as US presidential candidate
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