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1877
Jul 15
| 1877 • Henry Ossian Flipper becomes the first African American cadet to graduate from the United States Military Academy. |
1880
Age: 2y
| 1880 • Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza signs a treaty of protection with the chief on the large Teke tribe and begins to establish a French protectorate on the north bank of the Congo River. |
1897
Oct 25
Age: 20y
| 1897 • The French conquers the island of Raiatea and captures the rebel chief Teraupoo, ending the Leeward Islands War and bringing all of the Society Islands under their control. |