The Grand Isle Hurricane of 1909 destroyed much of New Orleans, killing 350 people.
Parliament passed the South Africa Act 1909, effective May 31, 1910, uniting the Cape of Good Hope and Natal with the Transvaal and the Orange River Colony, to create the Union of South Africa. The latter two colonies were conquests of the Boer War.
Many of the residents of the latter two entities weren't thrilled above developments.
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