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| | 1848 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | February 2: The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is signed, ending the Mexican–American War and ceding all the Republic of Texas's territorial claims to the United States for $15m. |
| | The Revolutions of 1848, a series of widespread but mostly failed struggles for more liberal governments, from Brazil to Hungary. |
| | September 12 - One of the few successes of the Revolutions of 1848, the Swiss Federal Constitution, patterned on the US Constitution, enters into force, creating a federal republic and one of the first modern democratic states in Europe. |
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