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4/17/1861
59,900 days agoThe state of Virginia's secession convention votes to secede from the United States; Virginia later becomes the eighth state to join the Confederate States of America.
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1864 treaty between Spain and Portugal
9/29/1864
58,639 days agoThe Treaty of Lisbon defines the boundaries between Spain and Portugal and abolishes the Couto Misto microstate.
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