1820: Eighty-six free black colonists sail from New York NY to Sierra Leone, Africa.
1840: The Treaty of Waitangi, in which the Maori people accept British sovereignty, is signed. Waitangi Day, New Zealand's national holiday, commemorates this event.
1899: The peace treaty ending the Spanish-American War is ratified by the U.S. Senate.
1952: Princess Elizabeth assumes the British throne as Queen Elizabeth II.
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