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betaItaly Sunday Jan 1, 1860 Unification of ItalyExpedition of the Thousand
Italy Sunday Jan 1, 1860 The Expedition of the Thousand was an event of the Italian Risorgimento that took place in 1860. A corps of volunteers led by Giuseppe Garibaldi sailed from Quarto, near Genoa and landed in Marsala, Sicily, in order to conquer the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, ruled by the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies.Milan, Italy.
U.S. Saturday Jan 21, 1860 Abraham LincolnLincoln told a group of political allies that he would accept the nomination if offered
U.S. Saturday Jan 21, 1860 In January 1860, Lincoln told a group of political allies that he would accept the nomination if offered, and in the following months several local papers endorsed his candidacy.