* 1845 - The Republic of Texas was annexed by the United States, becoming the state of Texas.
* 1860 - The British Royal Navy launched the world's first iron-hulled armoured battleship, the HMS Warrior.
* 1890 - The United States Army killed over 400 members of the Great Sioux Nation at the Wounded Knee Massacre.
* 1937 - A new state called the Republic of Ireland replaced the Irish Free State when a new constitution was adopted.
* 1993 - The Tian Tan Buddha (pictured), the world's tallest outdoor bronze statue of the seated Buddha, was completed.
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