11Whiskey Rebellion
During the Whiskey Rebellion of 1794, President George Washington became the only sitting president to ever lead troops in the field.
12French Revolution
During the French Revolution, radicals tried to introduce two competing religions to replace Christianity: the atheist Cult of Reason and the deist Cult of the Supreme Being.
13Batavia mutiny
During the Batavia mutiny of 1628, 340 survivors of a wreck were stranded on an island off the coast of Australia. A pharmacist leading the survivors had dozens massacred and by the time rescue arrived, there had been a battle for a makeshift fort built by survivors and over 100 people were dead.
14Umatilla Petticoat Rebellion
During the 1916 Umatilla Petticoat Rebellion, a stealth write-in campaign by newly enfranchised women voters elected female candidates to every open seat of an Oregon town government, with the mayor losing office to his wife.
15Vienna uprising
During the 1848 uprising in Vienna, Emperor Ferdinand I asked Chancellor Metternich, upon seeing the protesters from his palace, what they were doing to which Metternich replied "They are making a revolution" to which the Emperor asked, "But are they allowed to do that?"
16Thai coup d'etat
During the 2014 Thai coup d'etat, sandwiches were used as an anti-coup symbol, and a group of students were charged with "possessing sandwiches with ill intent."
17Easter Uprising
During the Easter Uprising in 1916 British Soldiers and Irish Volunteers held a cease-fire so that the groundskeepers could feed the ducks on St. Stephen's Green.
