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Events:C/P.
1513 Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leσn first sights land in what is now Florida.
1755 Commodore William James captures the pirate fortress of Suvarnadurg on west coast of India.
1792 The Coinage Act is passed establishing the United States Mint.
1800 Ludwig van Beethoven leads the premiere of his First Symphony in Vienna.
1801 Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Copenhagen The British capture the Danish fleet.
1851 Rama IV is crowned King of Thailand.
1863 Richmond Bread Riot: Food shortages incite hundreds of angry women to riot in Richmond, Virginia and demand that the Confederate government release emergency supplies.
1865 American Civil War: The Siege of Petersburg is broken Union troops capture the trenches around Petersburg, Virginia, forcing Confederate General Robert E. Lee to retreat.
1865 American Civil War: Confederate President Jefferson Davis and most of his Cabinet flee the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia.
1885 Cree warriors attacked the village of Frog Lake, North-West Territories, Canada, killing 9.
1900 The Congress passes the Foraker Act, giving Puerto Rico limited self-rule.
1902 Dmitry Sipyagin, Minister of Interior of the Russian Empire, is assassinated in the Marie Palace, St Petersburg.
1902 "Electric Theatre", the first full-time movie theater in the United States, opens in Los Angeles, California.
1911 The Australian Bureau of Statistics conducts the country's first national census.
1912 The ill fated RMS Titanic begins sea trials.
1917 World War I: President Woodrow Wilson asks the U.S. Congress for a declaration of war on Germany.
1921 The Autonomous Government of Khorasan, a military government encompassing the modern state of Iran, is established.
1930 After the mysterious death of Empress Zewditu, Haile Selassie is proclaimed emperor of Ethiopia.
1945 Diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and Brazil are established.
1956 As the World Turns and The Edge of Night premiere on CBS-TV. The two soaps become the first daytime dramas to debut in the 30-minute format.
1962 The first official Panda crossing is opened outside Waterloo station, London.
1972 Actor Charlie Chaplin returns to the United States for the first time since being labeled a communist during the Red Scare in the early 1950s.
1973 Launch of the LexisNexis computerized legal research service.
1973 The Liberal Movement breaks away from the Liberal and Country League in South Australia.
1975 Vietnam War: Thousands of civilian refugees flee from the Quang Ngai Province in front of advancing North Vietnamese troops.
1975 Construction of the CN Tower is completed in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It reaches 553.33 metres (1,815.4 ft) in height, becoming the world's tallest free-standing structure.
1980 President Jimmy Carter signs the Crude Oil Windfall Profits Tax Act in an effort to help the U.S. economy rebound.
1982 Falklands War: Argentina invades the Falkland Islands.
1984 Squadron Leader Rakesh Sharma is launched aboard Soyuz T-11, and becomes the first Indian in space.
1989 Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev arrives in Havana, Cuba to meet with Fidel Castro in an attempt to mend strained relations.
1991 Rita Johnston becomes the first female Premier of a Canadian province when she succeeds William Vander Zalm (who had resigned) as Premier of British Columbia.
1992 In New York, Mafia boss John Gotti is convicted of murder and racketeering and is later sentenced to life in prison.
2002 Israeli forces surround the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem into which armed Palestinians had retreated. A siege ensues.
2004 Islamist terrorists involved in the 11 March 2004 Madrid attacks attempt to bomb the Spanish high-speed train AVE near Madrid. Their attack is thwarted.
2006 Over 60 tornadoes break out in the United States; hardest hit is in Tennessee with 29 people killed.
End of C/P.
Events:C/P.
1513 Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leσn first sights land in what is now Florida.
1755 Commodore William James captures the pirate fortress of Suvarnadurg on west coast of India.
1792 The Coinage Act is passed establishing the United States Mint.
1800 Ludwig van Beethoven leads the premiere of his First Symphony in Vienna.
1801 Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Copenhagen The British capture the Danish fleet.
1851 Rama IV is crowned King of Thailand.
1863 Richmond Bread Riot: Food shortages incite hundreds of angry women to riot in Richmond, Virginia and demand that the Confederate government release emergency supplies.
1865 American Civil War: The Siege of Petersburg is broken Union troops capture the trenches around Petersburg, Virginia, forcing Confederate General Robert E. Lee to retreat.
1865 American Civil War: Confederate President Jefferson Davis and most of his Cabinet flee the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia.
1885 Cree warriors attacked the village of Frog Lake, North-West Territories, Canada, killing 9.
1900 The Congress passes the Foraker Act, giving Puerto Rico limited self-rule.
1902 Dmitry Sipyagin, Minister of Interior of the Russian Empire, is assassinated in the Marie Palace, St Petersburg.
1902 "Electric Theatre", the first full-time movie theater in the United States, opens in Los Angeles, California.
1911 The Australian Bureau of Statistics conducts the country's first national census.
1912 The ill fated RMS Titanic begins sea trials.
1917 World War I: President Woodrow Wilson asks the U.S. Congress for a declaration of war on Germany.
1921 The Autonomous Government of Khorasan, a military government encompassing the modern state of Iran, is established.
1930 After the mysterious death of Empress Zewditu, Haile Selassie is proclaimed emperor of Ethiopia.
1945 Diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and Brazil are established.
1956 As the World Turns and The Edge of Night premiere on CBS-TV. The two soaps become the first daytime dramas to debut in the 30-minute format.
1962 The first official Panda crossing is opened outside Waterloo station, London.
1972 Actor Charlie Chaplin returns to the United States for the first time since being labeled a communist during the Red Scare in the early 1950s.
1973 Launch of the LexisNexis computerized legal research service.
1973 The Liberal Movement breaks away from the Liberal and Country League in South Australia.
1975 Vietnam War: Thousands of civilian refugees flee from the Quang Ngai Province in front of advancing North Vietnamese troops.
1975 Construction of the CN Tower is completed in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It reaches 553.33 metres (1,815.4 ft) in height, becoming the world's tallest free-standing structure.
1980 President Jimmy Carter signs the Crude Oil Windfall Profits Tax Act in an effort to help the U.S. economy rebound.
1982 Falklands War: Argentina invades the Falkland Islands.
1984 Squadron Leader Rakesh Sharma is launched aboard Soyuz T-11, and becomes the first Indian in space.
1989 Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev arrives in Havana, Cuba to meet with Fidel Castro in an attempt to mend strained relations.
1991 Rita Johnston becomes the first female Premier of a Canadian province when she succeeds William Vander Zalm (who had resigned) as Premier of British Columbia.
1992 In New York, Mafia boss John Gotti is convicted of murder and racketeering and is later sentenced to life in prison.
2002 Israeli forces surround the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem into which armed Palestinians had retreated. A siege ensues.
2004 Islamist terrorists involved in the 11 March 2004 Madrid attacks attempt to bomb the Spanish high-speed train AVE near Madrid. Their attack is thwarted.
2006 Over 60 tornadoes break out in the United States; hardest hit is in Tennessee with 29 people killed.
End of C/P.