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The Scottish National Party gained their first electoral victory
The Scottish National Party gained their first electoral victory …

Madeleine Smith, found not proven for murder in 1857, died peacefully in New York.
Madeleine Smith, found not proven for murder in 1857, died peacefully in New York. …

Flyweight boxing champion Benny Lynch born.
Flyweight boxing champion Benny Lynch born. …

Patrick McGilligan, pro-Treaty nationalist and politician, is born in Coleraine, Co. Derry-Londonderry
Patrick McGilligan, pro-Treaty nationalist and politician, is born in Coleraine, Co. Derry-Londonderry …

The American Civil War begins; 150,000 Irishmen will serve with the Union forces, and 40,000 with the Confederacy
The American Civil War begins; 150,000 Irishmen will serve with the Union forces, and 40,000 with the Confederacy …

The American relief ship, Jamestown, lands supplies in Cork for famine victims
The American relief ship, Jamestown, lands supplies in Cork for famine victims …

Patrick Ford, journalist in the USA, fund-raiser for Irish causes, born in Galway
Patrick Ford, journalist in the USA, fund-raiser for Irish causes, born in Galway …

An Act establishes free trade in manufactured articles between Britain and Ireland
An Act establishes free trade in manufactured articles between Britain and Ireland …

Sir Charles Gavan Duffy is born in Co. Monaghan
Sir Charles Gavan Duffy is born in Co. Monaghan …

Abandonment of Scotlands only New World Colony, Caledonia, at Darien, Isthmus of Panama
Abandonment of Scotlands only New World Colony, Caledonia, at Darien, Isthmus of Panama The Darién scheme is probably the best known of all Scotlands colonial endeavours, and the most disastrous. In 1695, an act was passed in the Scottish Parliament establishing The Company of Scotland Trading to Africa and the Indies and was given the Royal assent by the Scottish representative of King William the II of Scotland (and III of England). This act gave the company a 31 year monopoly on trade with Africa and Asia, authorised it to arm and equip ships and to establish colonies in uninhabited or unclaimed areas of America, Asia or Africa. These powers were similar to those of the ……