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Her reign from 1837 to 1901 is referred to as the Victorian era
First African American to become Governor of a U.S. state. He was also the first non-white governor of Louisiana, born in Macon, Georgia (Bibb County), to a white planter (William Pinchback) and his former slave, Eliza Stewart.
Ends conflict between French and Algerian forces; France cedes territories to Abd-el-Kader.
East Portico, U.S. Capitol -- Roger B. Taney, Chief Justice of Supreme Court
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