1624 |
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Riots flare in Mexico when it is announced that all churches are to be closed. |
1811 |
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In a secret session, Congress plans to annex Spanish East Florida. |
1865 |
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Union troops capture Fort Fisher, North Carolina. |
1913 |
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The first telephone line between Berlin and New York is inaugurated. |
1919 |
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Peasants in Central Russia rise against the Bolsheviks. |
1920 |
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The Dry Law goes into effect in the United States. Selling liquor and beer becomes illegal. |
1920 |
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The United States approves a $150 million loan to Poland, Austria and Armenia to aid in their war with the Russian communists. |
1927 |
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The Dumbarton Bridge opens in San Francisco carrying the first auto traffic across the bay. |
1929 |
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The U.S. Senate ratifies the Kellogg-Briand anti-war pact. |
1930 |
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Amelia Earhart sets an aviation record for women at 171 mph in a Lockheed Vega. |
1936 |
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In London, Japan quits all naval disarmament talks after being denied equality. |
1944 |
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The U.S. Fifth Army successfully breaks the German Winter Line in Italy with the capture of Mount Trocchio. |
1949 |
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Chinese Communists occupy Tientsin after a 27-hour battle with Nationalist forces. |
1965 |
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Sir Winston Churchill suffers a severe stroke. |
1967 |
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Some 462 Yale faculty members call for an end to the bombing in North Vietnam. |
1973 |
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Four of six remaining Watergate defendants plead guilty. |
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