What is 1860s?
{{decadebox|186}} The '''1860s''' was the decade that began on January 1, 1860 and ended on December 31, 1869. It is distinct from the decade known as the <nowiki>'''187st decade'''</nowiki> which began on January 1, 1861 and ended on December 31, 1870. == The most important events == * The [[American Civil War|Civil War]] in the [[United States]] == Sports == College football is first played in 1869. == World leaders == * Emperor [[Franz Josef of Austria|Franz Josef]] ([[Austria-Hungary]]) * Prime Minister Sir [[John A. Macdonald]] ([[Canada]]) * Emperor [[Napoleon III of France|Napoleon III]] ([[Second French Empire]]) * King [[William I, German Emperor]] ([[Germany]]) * King [[Victor Emmanuel II of Italy|Victor Emmanuel II]] ([[Italy]]) * [[Pope Pius IX]] * Emperor [[Alexander II of Russia|Alexander II]] ([[Russia]]) * Queen [[Isabella II]] ([[Spain]]) * Queen [[Victoria of the United Kingdom|Victoria]] ([[United Kingdom]]) * Prime Minister [[Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston]] ([[United Kingdom]]) * Prime Minister [[Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of 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]]) * President [[Jefferson Davis]] ([[Confederate States of America]]) * President [[Ulysses S. Grant]] ([[United States]]) * [[Nasser-al-Din Shah]] of [[Qajar dynasty]] ([[Persia]]) * Emperor [[Emperor Kōmei|Kōmei]] ([[Japan]]) * Emperor [[Emperor Meiji|Meiji]] (Japan) * Emperor [[Xianfeng Emperor|Xianfeng]] ([[Qing Dynasty|China]]) * Emperor Tongzhi (China) [[Category:1860s| ]]