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★24 Aug 1821
The Treaty of Córdoba was signed, ratifying the Plan of Iguala and concluding Mexico's War of Independence from Spain.

★01 Apr 1833
Mexican Texans met at San Felipe de Austin to begin the Convention of 1833.

★20 Jun 1837
Victoria succeeded to the British throne, starting a reign that lasted for more than 63 years.

★16 Oct 1841
The Church of Scotland established Queen's College in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.

★11 Mar 1845
Māori forces led by chiefs Te Ruki Kawiti and Hōne Heke attacked the British settlement of Kororareka in New Zealand, beginning the Flagstaff War.

★02 Jan 1860
French mathematician Urbain Le Verrier announced the putative discovery of the planet Vulcan at a meeting at the French Academy of Sciences in Paris.

★06 Aug 1861
Under the threat of military bombardment, Dosunmu, Oba of Lagos, ceded the island of Lagos to British forces.

★03 Jul 1863
Pickett's Charge, a futile Confederate infantry assault against Union Army positions, occurred during the final and bloodiest day of fighting in the Battle of Gettysburg, marking a turning point in the American Civil War.

★15 Jan 1865
American Civil War: The Union Army captured Fort Fisher, the last seaport of the Confederacy.

★03 Nov 1881
Indigenous Mapuches rebelled against Chile's occupation of Araucanía.

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