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1860s

Centuries: 18th century - 19th century - 20th century

Decades: 1810s 1820s 1830s 1840s 1850s - 1860s - 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s

Years: 1860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869

Events and Trends

American Civil War
French occupation of Mexico
Italy's wars for national unity
Catholicism Reaction against Higher Criticism[?] and liberal movement in Europe

World Leaders

Emperor Franz Josef (Austria-Hungary)
Emperor Napoleon III (France)
King Victor Emmanuel II (Italy)
Pope Pius IX
Emperor Alexander II (Russia)
Queen Victoria (United Kingdom)
Prime Minister Lord Palmerston (United Kingdom)
Prime Minister Lord Derby (United Kingdom)
Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone (United Kingdom)
President James Buchanan (United States)
President Abraham Lincoln (United States)
President Andrew Johnson (United States)

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