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Nationlist leader Giuseppe Garibaldi declares Victor Emmanuel II king of Italy
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South Carolina attacked federal troops stationed at Fort Summer in Charleston Harbor.
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Confederate guns open fire on Forts Sumter in South Carolina
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North Carolina left the Union to join the Confederacy.
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The first North Carolina troops saw battle at Big Bethel in Virgina
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Confederate forces win the first battle of the Civil War at Bull Run Creek in Virgina
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The Monitor fights the Virgina
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Jean-Henri Dunant of Switerland proposes the creation of the International Red Cross
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GeneralRobert E. Lee wins major victoty at Fredericksburg, Virgina.
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The Emancipation Priclamation goes into effect
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The Spanish Civil War begins
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World War II begins in Europe