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December 20 1803 - As part of the Louisiana Purchase, New Orleans was transfered from France

1803 - As part of the Louisiana Purchase, New Orleans was transfered from France to the United States.
Via the Louisiana Purchase the United States acquired more than 529,911,680 acres (2,144,476 km2) of territory from France in 1803 for $15 million (which, if adjusted for inflation, would equal approximately $184 million in 2003).



1860 - South Carolina seceded from the United States, leading to the American Civil War.
They were South Carolina (December 20, 1860) Mississippi (January 9, 1861), Florida (January 10, 1861), Alabama (January 11, 1861), Georgia (January 19, 1861), Louisiana (January 26, 1861), and Texas (February 1, 1861).

1995 - NATO began peacekeeping in Bosnia.

1999 - Portugal transferred sovereignty of Macau to the People's Republic of China.