1860
Lincoln Elected
Running on a platform of no new slave states, Abraham Lincoln won the presidency with forty percent of the vote in a four-way race.
Garibaldi Lands at Marsala
With a thousand red-shirted volunteers on two rickety steamers, Giuseppe Garibaldi landed on the western tip of Sicily and, in three months, overran…
Summer Palace Burned
Lord Elgin's troops entered Beijing and, on the orders of the British commander, looted and burned the Yuanmingyuan - the Qing emperors' exquisite…
South Carolina Secedes
In Charleston, a convention voted unanimously to dissolve South Carolina's union with the United States.
Treaty of Turin
As the price of French help in expelling Austria from Italy, Napoleon III took Nice and Savoy.
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Frequently asked
What happened in the year 1860?
Saeculum lists 5 events from 1860. The most significant is Lincoln Elected: Running on a platform of no new slave states, Abraham Lincoln won the presidency with forty percent of the vote in a four-way race.
What era was 1860 part of?
1860 falls within the Industrial Age (1801-1900). Steam, empire, and the unmaking of the old order.
Which regions saw notable events in 1860?
The events from 1860 span North America, Europe and East Asia.