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★23 Jul 1860
The trial in the Eastbourne manslaughter began, which became an important legal precedent in the United Kingdom for discussions of corporal punishment in schools.

★31 Jan 1862
American astronomer Alvan Graham Clark first observed the faint white dwarf companion of Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky.

★11 Jan 1863
American Civil War: The Battle of Arkansas Post concluded with the Union Army capturing a fort near the mouth of the Arkansas River.

★22 Nov 1873
The French steamship Ville du Havre collided with a Scottish iron clipper in the North Atlantic and sank with the loss of 226 lives.

★23 Apr 1891
Chilean Civil War: The armored frigate Blanco Encalada was sunk at the Battle of Caldera Bay, the first ironclad warship lost to a self-propelled torpedo.

★03 Nov 1898
After several months of military stalemate between French and British forces in Fashoda, the French withdrew, ending the Fashoda Incident.

★02 Dec 1899
Philippine–American War: A 60-man Filipino rear guard was defeated in the Battle of Tirad Pass, but delayed the American advance long enough to ensure Emilio Aguinaldo's escape.

★11 Dec 1907
The original Parliament House in Wellington, New Zealand, was destroyed by fire.

★13 Feb 1913
Thubten Gyatso, the 13th Dalai Lama, declared the independence of Tibet from the Republic of China.

★27 Jul 1919
Red Summer: Race riots erupted in Chicago after a racial incident occurred on a South Side beach, leading to 38 fatalities and 537 injuries over a five-day period.

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