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Zebulon Baird Vance
1830May, 13

Zebulon Baird Vance

Zebulon Baird Vance, American colonel, lawyer, and politician, 37th Governor of North Carolina (d. 1894)
Zebulon Baird Vance (May 13, 1830 – April 14, 1894) was a Confederate military officer in the American Civil War, the 37th and 43rd Governor of North Carolina, and U.S. Senator. He was a slave owner. A prolific writer, Vance became one of the most influential Southern leaders of the Civil War and postbellum periods. As a leader of the "New South", Vance favored the rapid modernization of the Southern economy, railroad expansion, school construction, and reconciliation with the North.

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  • 13May

    Gran Colombia

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  • 28May

    Indian Removal Act

    U.S. President Andrew Jackson signs the Indian Removal Act which relocates Native Americans.
  • 14Jun

    Invasion of Algiers in 1830

    Beginning of the French colonization of Algeria: Thirty-four thousand French soldiers begin their invasion of Algiers, landing 27 kilometers west at Sidi Fredj.
  • 2Aug

    Henri, Count of Chambord

    Charles X of France abdicates the throne in favor of his grandson Henri.