Turkey recognises independence of Egypt and cedes Syria and Aden to Mehmet Ali. 1841 New Zealand is formally proclaimed a British colony. 1849 Prussians suppress revolt in Dresden. 1859 France declares war on Austria. The territories owned by the British South Africa Company south of the Zambesi are given the name of Rhodesia.
Bread riots erupt in Milan, Italy, and are crushed with heavy loss of life.
Margaret Mitchell wins a Pulitzer Prize for her novel, Gone With the Wind. 1947 Japan's new postwar Constitution, reflecting the policies of Allied occupiers, takes effect. The Supreme Court rules that covenants prohibiting the sale of real estate to blacks or members of other racial groups are legally unenforceable. In Britain, the King and Queen inaugurate the Festival of Britain on London's South Bank and open Festival Hall. 1963 Government crisis in Syria threatens recently agreed-upon union of Syria, Iraq and United Arab Republic.