1861 - The First Taranaki War ends in New ZealandFor alternative meanings, see New Zealand (disambiguation). New Zealand is a country formed of two major islands and a number of smaller islands in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. A common Mori name for New Zealand is Aotearoa popularly translated as Land.
18651865 is a common year starting on Sunday. Events January 31 American Civil War: Confederate General Robert E. Lee becomes general-in-chief. February 17 American Civil War: Columbia, South Carolina burns as Confederate forces flee from advancing Union forc - American Civil WarThe American Civil War was fought in the United States from 1861 until 1865 between the northern states, popularly referred to as "the U. the Union," " the North," or "the Yankees"; and the seceding southern states, commonly referred to as "the Confederat: The Battle of Bentonville begins. By the end of the battle on the 21st the Confederate forces had retreated from Greenville, North CarolinaGreenville is a city located in Pitt County, North Carolina on the Tar River. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 60,476. It is the county seat of Pitt County 6. On March 19, 1861 during the American Civil War, the Battle of Bentonvi.
1915Events January 12 The Rocky Mountain National Park is established by an act of Congress. January 12 United States House of Representatives rejects proposal to give women the right to vote. January 13 An earthquake (6. 8 in Richter scale) in Avezzano, Ital - PlutoPluto is the ninth planet from the Sun in our solar system. Because Pluto is also the smallest planet in our solar system and has a highly eccentric orbit (which takes it inside the orbit of Neptune) there has been some debate regarding whether Pluto shou is photographed for the first time but was not recognized as a planetA planet (from the Greek , planetes or "wanderers") is a body of considerable mass that orbits a star and that produces very little or no energy through nuclear fusion. Prior to the 1990s only nine were known (all of them in our own solar system); as of 3.
19161916 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) Events January 1 -The first successful blood transfusion using blood that had been stored and cooled. Impressionist Monet paints Water Lilies'. January 8 Allied forces withdraw from - First United States air combat mission in history as eight American planes take off in pursuit of Pancho Villa.
1945 - World War II: Adolf Hitler issues his " Nero Decree" ordering all industries, military installations, shops, transportation facilities and communications facilities in Germany be destroyed.
2004 - The Swedish DC-3, shot down by a Russian Mig-15 in the 1950s, is finally rescued after years of recovery work. The remains of the crew were left in place, pending further investigations.
2004 - Taiwanese president Chen Shui-ban was shot just before the country's presidential election on March 20. See 3-19 Shooting Incident.