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Publius Valerius Poplicola or Publicola (died 503 BC) was one of four Roman aristocrats who led the overthrow of the monarchy, and became a Roman consul, the colleague of Lucius Junius Brutus in 509 BC, traditionally considered the first year of the Roman Republic.
Texas was annexed by the United States on December 29, 1845, [8] and was admitted to the Union as the 28th state on that day, with the transfer of power from the Republic to the new state of Texas formally taking place on February 19, 1846. [9]
February 28 - The United States Congress passes a bill that would authorize the United States to annex the Republic of Texas. March 1 - United States President John Tyler signs the authorization bill. October 13 - A majority of voters in the Republic approve a proposed Texas state constitution.
The Texas Revolution (October 2, 1835 – April 21, 1836) was a rebellion of colonists from the United States and Tejanos (Hispanic Texans) against the centralist government of Mexico in the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas.
On March 19 the Texas troops marched into an open prairie outside of Goliad during a heavy fog. When they stopped to rest their animals, Urrea and his main army surrounded them. The Texas force numbered at least 300 soldiers, and the Mexicans had 300 to 500 troops. With no choice but battle, James Fannin chose to stand and fight near Coleto Creek.
The proposed State of Jefferson would have been a new state formed by one of two plans for the division of the State of Texas. The bill that annexed the Republic of Texas to the United States in 1845 allowed up to four new States, in addition to the State of Texas, to be formed out of the territory of the former Republic of Texas. [7]
The fall of Rome in 476 is a historical turning point that was invented nearly 50 years later as a pretext for a devastating war. In September of 476 AD, the barbarian commander Odoacer forced the ...
Hawaii – Annexed on July 7, 1898 by the Fifty-Fifth Congress of the United States of America. Khanate of Kalat (1638, 1666–1955) – 1666 to 1955, became part of Pakistan. Free States of Menton and Roquebrune – Seceded from Monaco in 1848, under nominal protection of the Kingdom of Sardinia, then annexed by France in 1861.