1886: Britainannexes upper Burmaafter the Anglo-Burmese war, but revolutionary forces will try to regain control for several years.
Today: TheBritish Empire exerts its influence over only a handful of colonies, protectorates, or trust territories.
1886: Das Kapital by Karl Marx is published in English.
1887: "Bloody Sunday," a Socialist demonstration, erupts in Trafalgar Square.
1926: Joseph Stalin becomes dictator of theSoviet Union. His reign of terror will last for twenty-seven years.
1991: On December 17, president Mikhail Gorbachev orders the dissolution of the Soviet
Union, and a.....
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