Year in review
1861
3 recaps from this year - events, occasions, and cultural moments.
United States · 1861 · Wars
1861American Civil War
When Lincoln's election shattered the Union and slavery's fate hung in the balance
Italy · 1861 · Revolutions
1861Unification of Italy
When a peninsula stopped being a geographic expression.
Russia · 1861 · Revolutions
1861Emancipation of Russian Serfs
Alexander II's decree freed 23 million serfs and fundamentally restructured Russian society, triggering modernization and social upheaval.
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