1781 - William HerschelSir Wilhelm Friedrich Herschel ( November 15 1738 Hanover August 25 1822 Windsor) was a German-born astronomer and composer who became famous for discovering the planet Uranus, and made many other astronomical discoveries. Biography Herschel was born as F discovers the 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 3UranusUranus (pronounced "YOOR--nus", or "yr-AYN-us") is the seventh planet from the Sun. It is a gas giant and the third largest by diameter. It was named after the Greek god Ouranos. Its symbol is either Unicode ♅ (mostly astrological) or (mostly astro.
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 Confederate States of AmericaThe Confederate States of America CSA also known as the Confederacy was the confederacy formed by the southern states that seceded from the United States during the period of the American Civil War. The 11 states of the Confederacy were Alabama, Arkansas, reluctantly agrees to the use of African AmericanAfrican Americans also known as Afro- Americans or black Americans comprise an ethnic group in the United States of America whose dominant ancestry is from Sub-Saharan West Africa. Many African Americans also claim European, Native American, or Asian ance troops.
1881Events January 16- 24 ? Siege of Geok Tepe ? Russian troops under general Skobeleff defeat Turkomans January 25 Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell form the Oriental Telephone Company February 5 Phoenix, Arizona is incorporated. February 13 First issu - Alexander II of Russia is killed near his palace when a bomb is thrown at him. (Gregorian date: it was 1 March in the Julian calendar then in use in Russia.)
1964 - A young woman, Kitty Genovese was murdered in front of multiple witnesses who all failed to help her in an incident which shocks the world and prompts investigation into the Bystander effect.
