WHAT ALL HAPPENED MARCH TO APRIL 1868
Find out what all happened March to April 1868

Former Shogun Tokugawa Yoshinobu surrenders Edo Castle to Imperial forces, marking the end of the Tokugawa shogunate. (11. April 1868)

The Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity is founded at the University of Virginia. (1. March 1868)

Henry O'Farrell attempts to assassinate Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh. (12. March 1868)

Thomas D'Arcy McGee, one of the Canadian Fathers of Confederation is assassinated by the Irish, in one of the few Canadian political assassinations, and the only one of a federal politician. (7. April 1868)

At Arogee in Abyssinia, British and Indian forces defeat an army of Emperor Tewodros II. While 700 Ethiopians are killed and many more injured, only two British/Indian troops die. (10. April 1868)

Sakai incident: Japanese samurai kill 11 French sailors in the port of Sakai near Osaka. (8. March 1868)

Mefistofele, an opera by Arrigo Boito receives its première performance at La Scala. (5. March 1868)

The Abyssinian War ends as British and Indian troops capture Maqdala. (13. April 1868)

The University of California is founded in Oakland, California when the Organic Act is signed into law. (23. March 1868)