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Mexican emperor Maximilian I surrenders to Benito Juarez's forces. He is condemned to death and is executed by firing squad, ending formal French influence in Mexico.
Diamonds are discovered in South Africa.
A British expedition invades Ethiopia in an effort to free some captured British soldiers; Tewodros II commits suicide.
Russia sells Alaska to the United States.
Singapore becomes a British Crown colony.
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