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*[[1865]] - [[Second Taranaki War]]: The [[Volkner Incident]] in [[New Zealand]].

*[[1867]] - [[US Congress]] creates the [[Department of Education]]

*[[1877]] - [[U.S. presidential election, 1876]]: The [[Congress of the United States|U.S. Congress]] declares [[Rutherford B. Hayes]] the winner of the election even though [[Samuel J. Tilden]] had won the popular vote on [[November 7]], [[1876]] ([[Reconstruction]] ends).

*[[1888]] - The [[Convention of Constantinople]] is signed, guaranteeing free maritime passage through the [[Suez Canal]] during war and peace.