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  2. Victory in Europe Day - Wikipedia

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    Victory in Europe Day is the day celebrating the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces on Tuesday, 8 May 1945; it marked the official end of World War II in Europe in the Eastern Front, with the last known shots fired on 11 May.

  3. Dos de Mayo Uprising - Wikipedia

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    The Dos de Mayo was among the few spontaneous popular uprisings of the war, launched without significant fore-planning, funding, or leadership by government elites. While elements within the Spanish military and state bureaucracy did envision military action to expel the French from the country, Murat's hold on Madrid was held to be unassailable in the short term.

  4. Timeline of Spanish history - Wikipedia

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    Spain under the Restoration: The period ended. 1936: Spanish Civil War (to 1939) Brown: Initial Nationalist zone – July 1936: 1939: Spain under Franco: The period began. Spain stays neutral through World War II 1953 Spain and the United States signs the Pact of Madrid. 1955 Spain joins the United Nations. 1959

  5. War of Devolution - Wikipedia

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    As part of the 1659 Treaty of the Pyrenees that ended the Franco-Spanish War, Louis XIV of France married Maria Theresa, eldest daughter of Philip IV of Spain.Despite being weakened by almost a century of continuous warfare, the Spanish Empire included possessions in Italy, the Spanish Netherlands, the Philippines and the Americas, and though no longer the dominant great power, remained ...

  6. Did Queen Elizabeth and Princess Margaret Really Leave the ...

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    In The Crown's final season, there's a flashback to V-E (Victory in Europe) Day on May 8, 1945.Then-Princess Elizabeth (played by Viola Prettejohn) and Princess Margaret (Beau Gadsdon) leave ...

  7. May Revolution - Wikipedia

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    Even if Spain was at war with France, the ideals of the French Revolution (liberty, equality and fraternity) were still respected. [232] Those revolutions pronounced themselves enemies of Napoleon, but did not face any active French military attack; they promoted instead fights between Spanish armies for keeping either the old or new order. [233]

  8. Treaty of Paris (1763) - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 6 December 2024. Treaty ending the Seven Years' War Not to be confused with Treaty of Paris (1783), the treaty that ended the American Revolution. For other treaties of Paris, see Treaty of Paris (disambiguation). Treaty of Paris (1763) The combatants of the Seven Years' War as shown before the outbreak ...

  9. French emigration (1789–1815) - Wikipedia

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    These were all to be temporary endeavors, however, as the French nobility still aimed to leave the Americas at the most opportune moment. [10] Many of the French émigrés returned to France during the Thermidorian regime, which saw more lenient regulations and allowed their names to be erased from the registry of émigrés. Those in America ...