1863 - American Civil War: Siege of Port Hudson - Union forces begin to lay siege to the ConfederateThe 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,-controlled Port Hudson, Louisiana .
1871Events January January 18 The member-states of the North German Confederation unite into a single nation-state known as the German Empire. The King of Prussia is declared the first German Emperor as Wilhelm I of Germany. January 28 France surrenders to en - French Government troops invade the Paris Commune and engage its residents in street fighting. By the close of "Bloody Week" some 20,000 communards have been killed and 38,000 arrested.
1879Events January January 11 Anglo-Zulu War begins January 22 Zulu troops massacre British troops at the Battle of Isandlwana. At Rorke's Drift, outnumbered British soldiers drive the attackers away after hours of fighting. February February 12 At New York C - War of the PacificThe War of the Pacific was fought between Chile and the joint forces of Bolivia and Peru, from 1879 to 1884. Chile gained substantial mineral-rich territory in the conflict, leaving Bolivia a land-locked country. Origins The war grew out of a dispute betw: Naval battle of Iquique and Punta Gruesa. Chilean ships Esmeralda and CovadongaCovadonga is a village in northwestern Spain among the Picos de Europa mountains where Spanish Christians won a battle over the Muslim Moors around 718 and 725. This was the first victory of the Christians over the occupying Moors and had great symbolic s that are blocking the Iquique harbour fight against Peruvian vessels HuascarAlternate meaning: Huascar (warship Huascar in full Inti Cusi Huallpa Huascar (Sun of Joy) (died 1532, Cajamarca, Peru), Inca chieftain and legitimate heir to the Inca Empire, who was defeated and later assassinated by his half brother Atahuallpa in a dev and IndependenciaStatistics Capital: Jimani Area: 2,006 kmē Population ( 2000 est. 41,778 Population Density:20. 8 / kmē ISO 3166-2:DO-10 Map Independencia is a province of the Dominican Republic on the border with Haiti. It was split from Baoruco in 1952. Municipalities. The Huascar sinks the Esmeralda and the CovadongaCovadonga is a village in northwestern Spain among the Picos de Europa mountains where Spanish Christians won a battle over the Muslim Moors around 718 and 725. This was the first victory of the Christians over the occupying Moors and had great symbolic s forces the IndependenciaStatistics Capital: Jimani Area: 2,006 kmē Population ( 2000 est. 41,778 Population Density:20. 8 / kmē ISO 3166-2:DO-10 Map Independencia is a province of the Dominican Republic on the border with Haiti. It was split from Baoruco in 1952. Municipalities to run aground. Chilean captain Arturo Prat dies.
1936 - Sada Abe was apprehended after wandering the streets of Tokyo for days with her dead lover's severed genitals in her hand. Her story soon became one of Japan's most notorious scandals.
1998 - At Thurston High School in Springfield, Oregon, Kipland Kinkel (who was suspended for bringing a gun to school) shoots a semi-automatic rifle into a room filled with students killing 2 wounding 25 others after killing his parents at home.
