WHAT ALL HAPPENED AUGUST TO OCTOBER 1868
Find out what all happened August to October 1868

Cornell University holds opening day ceremonies; initial student enrollment is 412, the highest at any American university to that date. (7. October 1868)

Battle of Alcolea causes Queen Isabella II of Spain to flee to France. (28. September 1868)

Carlos Céspedes issues the Grito de Yara from his plantation, La Demajagua, proclaiming Cuba's independence (10. October 1868)

Spanish revolution: La Gloriosa. (19. September 1868)

Grito de Lares ("Lares Revolt") occurs in Puerto Rico against Spanish rule. (23. September 1868)

French astronomer Pierre Janssen discovers helium. (18. August 1868)

A massive earthquake near Arica, Peru, causes an estimated 25,000 casualties, and the subsequent tsunami causes considerable damage as far away as Hawaii and New Zealand. (13. August 1868)

The Imperial Russian steam frigate Alexander Nevsky is shipwrecked off Jutland while carrying Grand Duke Alexei of Russia. (25. September 1868)

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