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The Mexican American War
The American war against Mexico in the 19th century, the last case of Smallpox, 30 years of the Burning Man festival and Sweden switches from driving on the left to the right.
The American war against Mexico in the 19th century, the demise of an Islamic kingdom in Central Asia, the last ever case of Smallpox, 30 years of the Burning Man festival in the desert and the moment when Sweden switched from driving on the left to the right.
(Photo: General Scott's entrance into Mexico City. Hand coloured lithograph. Credit: Adolphe Jean-Baptiste Bayot)
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