program. 1  Obs. a proclamation. a prospectus or syllabus. 2  the acts, speeches, musical pieces, etc. that make up an entertainment, ceremony, etc. a printed list of these. 3  a scheduled broadcast on radio or television. 4  a plan or procedure for dealing with some matter.
Trent Affair: 1861-1862. The Trent Affair was the diplomatic crisis that potentially brought Great Britain and the United States closest to war during the first year of the American Civil War.
The English Civil War was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists over, principally, the manner of England's government. The first and second wars pitted the supporters of King Charles I against the supporters of the Long Parliament, while the third saw fighting between supporters of King Charles II and supporters of the Rump Parliament. The war ended with the Parliamentarian victory at the Battle of Worcester on 3 September 1651. The overall