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Events on Wednesday 30 September 1868 3
1868Spanish Revolution of 1868Uprising overthrows Queen Isabella IIA coalition of liberal generals and admirals launched an uprising known as "La Gloriosa," defeating loyalist forces and forcing Queen Isabella II to flee to France. The revolution ended Bourbon rule and opened a period of political experimentation that led to a short-lived republic. It began a six-year period of instability known as the Sexenio Democratico.
1868 – presentLittle WomenThe March sisters, 1868 to todayLouisa May Alcott's novel of the four March sisters, published in two parts in 1868 and 1869 and never out of print since — adapted for stage, film, television, opera and anime.
1868Little Women is publishedRoberts Brothers, BostonWritten in about ten weeks at the request of her publisher Thomas Niles, who wanted a book for girls, the first part is an immediate success.