1471 Battle of Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, final battle between the Houses of Lancaster and York: Prince of Wales, Edward of Westminster killed and King Edward IV restored to his throne. Re-restores political stability to England until his death in 1483. 1814 King Ferdinand VII of Spain signs the Decree of the 4th of May, returning Spain to absolutism 1904 Construction begins by the United States on the Panama Canal 1979 Margaret Thatcher becomes the first woman to be elected Prime Minister of the United Kingdom | 
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