1856 Russia signs the Treaty of Paris, ending the Crimean War
1867 US buys Alaska from Russia for $7,200,000 (2 cents an acre - Seward's Folly)
1870 15th Amendment to the US constitution is adopted, guarantees right to vote regardless of race
1972 Northern Ireland's Government and Parliament dissolved by the British Government and 'direct rule' from Westminster is introduced
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