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  • Italy
    1826
    Unification of Italy

    Francis IV hoped to become king of Northern Italy

    Italy
    1826

    The Duke of Modena, Francis IV, was an ambitious noble, and he hoped to become king of Northern Italy by increasing his territory. In 1826, Francis made it clear that he would not act against those who subverted opposition toward the unification of Italy. Encouraged by the declaration, revolutionaries in the region began to organize.




  • U.S.
    1826
    Sojourner Truth

    Truth escaped to freedom with her infant daughter Sophia

    U.S.
    1826

    Late in 1826, Truth escaped to freedom with her infant daughter, Sophia. She had to leave her other children behind because they were not legally freed in the emancipation order until they had served as bound servants into their twenties. She later said "I did not run off, for I thought that wicked, but I walked off, believing that to be all right." She found her way to the home of Isaac and Maria Van Wagenen in New Paltz, who took her and her baby in. Isaac offered to buy her services for the remainder of the year (until the state's emancipation took effect), which Dumont accepted for $20. She lived there until the New York State Emancipation Act was approved a year later.




  • Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
    1826
    Frederick Douglass

    Frederick was sent to serve in Baltimore

    Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
    1826

    After Anthony died in 1826, Douglass was given to Lucretia Auld, wife of Thomas Auld, who sent him to serve Thomas' brother Hugh Auld in Baltimore. Lucretia was essential in creating who Douglass was as she shaped his experiences, and had a special interest in Douglass from the time he was a child, wanting to give him a better life.




  • Mani, Greece
    Wednesday Jun 21, 1826
    Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt

    The Ottoman–Egyptian invasion of Mani

    Mani, Greece
    Wednesday Jun 21, 1826

    The Ottoman–Egyptian invasion of Mani was a campaign during the Greek War of Independence that consisted of three battles. The Maniots fought against a combined Egyptian and Ottoman army under the command of Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt.




  • London, England, United Kingdom
    1826
    Buckingham Palace

    George IV decided to modify the house into a palace

    London, England, United Kingdom
    1826

    However, in 1826, while the work was in progress, the King George IV decided to modify the house into a palace with the help of his architect John Nash.




  • Messolonghi, Greece
    1826
    Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt

    Ibrahim Pasha attacks Missolonghi

    Messolonghi, Greece
    1826

    Ibrahim Pasha attacks Missolonghi in the year 1826.




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