Wars, Revolutions and Turning Points
The ages that shaped what came next: wars, revolutions, treaties and the turning points between them.
1900
1900 · War & Conflict
The siege of Beijing’s foreign legations begins
June 20, 19001898
1898 · Politics
Empress Elisabeth is assassinated in Geneva
September 10, 18981895
1895 · Politics
Empress Myeongseong is killed in Seoul
October 8, 18951890
1890 · War & Conflict
The Wounded Knee Massacre
December 29, 18901889
1889 · Politics
Brazil Becomes a Republic
November 15, 18891876
1876 · Politics
The Bulgarian April Uprising begins
April 20, 18761876
1876 · Politics
Japan and Korea sign the Treaty of Ganghwa
February 26, 18761874
1874 · Politics
France and Vietnam sign the Second Treaty of Saigon
March 15, 18741860
1860 · Politics
South Carolina Adopts an Ordinance of Secession
December 20, 18601853
1853 · Politics
The Gadsden Purchase Treaty Is Signed
December 30, 18531839
1839 · War & Conflict
The Battle of Chuenpi Turns a Trade Dispute Into War
November 3, 18391835
1835 · Politics