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Abraham Lincoln

Confiscation Act of 1862

Thu Jul 17 1862

In July, the Confiscation Act of 1862 was enacted, providing court procedures to free the slaves of those convicted of aiding the rebellion; Lincoln approved the bill despite his belief that it was unconstitutional.

Willis Carrier

First modern air conditioning system

Thu Jul 17 1902

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In Buffalo, New York, on July 17, 1902, in response to an air quality problem experienced at the Sackett-Wilhelms Lithographing & Publishing Company of Brooklyn, Willis Carrier submitted drawings for what became recognized as the world's first modern air conditioning system.

Irish War of Independence

British Colonel Gerald Smyth was assassinated by the IRA in the County Club in Cork city

Sat Jul 17 1920

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On 17 July 1920, a British Colonel Gerald Smyth was assassinated by the IRA in the County Club in Cork city in response to a speech that was made to police officers of Listowel who had refused orders to move into the more urban areas, in which he stated "you may make mistakes occasionally, and innocent persons may be shot, but that cannot be helped.

Francisco Franco

Spanish Civil War

Fri Jul 17 1936

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The Spanish Civil War began in July 1936 and officially ended with Franco's victory in April 1939, leaving 190,000 to 500,000 dead.

Spanish Civil War

Control over Spanish Morocco was all but certain

Fri Jul 17 1936

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Control over Spanish Morocco was all but certain. The plan was discovered in Morocco on 17 July, which prompted the conspirators to enact it immediately. Little resistance was encountered. The rebels shot 189 people. Goded and Franco immediately took control of the islands to which they were assigned.

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Unification of Germany

France mobilized and declared war against German states

Tue Jul 19 1870

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France mobilized and declared war on 19 July. The German states saw France as the aggressor, and—swept up by nationalism and patriotic zeal—they rallied to Prussia's side and provided troops.

Unification of Germany

Franco-Prussian War "Franco-German War"

Tue Jul 19 1870

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Franco-Prussian War or Franco-German War, often referred to in France as the War of 1870, was a conflict between the Second French Empire and the North German Confederation led by the Kingdom of Prussia. Lasting from 19 July 1870 to 28 January 1871, the conflict was caused primarily by France's determination to restore its dominant position in continental Europe, which it had lost following Prussia's crushing victory over Austria in 1866.

Bicycle

the Franco-Prussian war

Tue Jul 19 1870

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Despite having a strong market share, the Franco-Prussian war of 1870 destroyed the velocipede market in France.

First Sino-Japanese War

Establishment of The Japanese Combined Fleet

Thu Jul 19 1894

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Establishment of the Japanese Combined Fleet, consisting of almost all vessels in the Imperial Japanese Navy. Mutsu cables Ōtori to take any necessary steps to compel the Korean government to carry out a reform program.

Red Summer

Washington race riot

Sat Jul 19 1919

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The Washington race riot of 1919 was civil unrest in Washington, D.C. from July 19, 1919, to July 24, 1919. The race riot started on Saturday July 19 following an incident involving two African-American men and Elsie Stephnick, the white wife of an employee of the United States Naval Aviation Department. She was "jostled" near New York Avenue, and 15th Street Northwest. One of the men was arrested and questioned concerning an alleged sexual assault, but subsequently released. A mob of White Americans formed and started attacks on several African Americans and also an African-American family home.

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Roman Empire

Great Fire of Rome

Fri Jul 18 64

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He believed himself a god and decided to build an opulent palace for himself. The so-called Domus Aurea, meaning golden house in Latin, was constructed atop the burnt remains of Rome after the Great Fire of Rome (64). Nero was ultimately responsible for the fire. By this time Nero was hugely unpopular despite his attempts to blame the Christians for most of his regime's problems.

Roman Empire

Vespasian

Mon Jul 1 69

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As a result of the Second Battle of Bedriacum, Vespasian became the fourth and last emperor who reigned in the Year of the Four Emperors, he founded the Flavian dynasty that ruled the Empire for 27 years.

Roman Empire

Hadrian died

Thu Jul 10 138

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Hadrian died in the year 138 on 10 July, in his villa at Baiae at the age of 62.

Roman Empire

Antoninus Pius

Fri Jul 11 138

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Antoninus Pius's reign was comparatively peaceful; there were several military disturbances throughout the Empire in his time, in Mauretania, Judaea, and amongst the Brigantes in Britain, but none of them are considered serious.

Imperial China (Qin and Han dynasties)

Liang Ji poisoned Zhi

Tue Jul 26 146

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Liang Ji poisoned Zhi, killing him.

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Cold war

The Cold War was a period of geopolitical tension between the Soviet Union and the United States and their respective allies, the Eastern Bloc and the Western Bloc, after World War II.

Korean War

Vietnam War

Berlin Wall

Dissolution of the Soviet Union

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U.S. Presidents

In this collection, we list U.S. Presidents Stories. The president of the United States is the head of state and head of government of the United States, indirectly elected to a 4-year term by the people through the Electoral College.

George Washington