Blanche Kelso Bruce was an African-American politician who represented Mississippi as a Republican in the United States Senate from 1875 to 1881; he was the first elected black senator to serve a full term.
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In the Mexican-American War, Mexico faced an enemy that was coming into its own as a military power. In March 1836, Mexican forces overran the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas, achieving victory over those who had declared Texas independence from Mexico just a few weeks earlier
The assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand by a group of terrorists. It pitted the Central Powers and the Triple Entente against each other.