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1520
- Spanish conquistadors led by Hernán Cortés are driven out of Tenochtitlan by the Aztec Triple Alliance.
1569
- The Union of Lublin is signed, marking the beginning of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
1823
- Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica declare independence from the First Mexican Empire.
1855
- The USA annex indigenous Quinault and Quileute land via the Quinault Treaty.
1863
- The Battle of Gettysburg begins, the outcome of which is considered a major turning point in the Statesian Civil War.
1867
- The British North American Act takes effect, joining the Province of Canada, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia to form today's Canada.
1885
- King Leopold II of Belgium founds the Congo Free State.
1915
- Nguyễn Văn Linh, Vienamese revolutionary and General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (1986 - 1991) is born.
1917
- General Zhang Xun captures Beijing and installs Puyi as emperor, reinstating the monarchy for a short time.
1921
- The Communist Party of China is founded by Chen Duxiu and Li Dazhao.
1960
- Kwame Nkrumah frees Ghana from the British monarchy.
1962
1963
- The UK government admits that it was spied on by Soviet agent Kim Philby.
1966
- The People's Liberation Army Rocket Force is founded.
1983
- The Ministry of State Security is established in the People's Republic of China.
1990
- The GDR is forced to accept Deutsche Mark, the currency of West Germany, as its own currency during its annexation by the western imperialist bloc.
1991
- The Warsaw Pact is officially disbanded in Prague.
1997
2002
- The International Criminal Court is founded.
2006
- China's Qingzang railway goes into operation, connecting Xining to Lhasa and making it the highest railway line in the world.
2013
- Croatia joins the imperialist European Union as its 28th member state.