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46 BC Julius Caesar defeats Titus Labienus in the Battle of Ruspina.
871 Battle of Reading: Ζthelred of Wessex fights, and is defeated by, a Danish invasion army.
1490 Anne of Brittany announces that all those who would ally with the King of France will be considered guilty of the crime of Lese-majesty.
1642 King Charles I of England sends soldiers to arrest members of Parliament, commencing England's slide into civil war.
1649 English Civil War: The Rump Parliament votes to put Charles I on trial.
1717 The Netherlands, Great Britain, and France sign the Triple Alliance.
1762 Great Britain declares war on Spain and Naples.
1798 Constantine Hangerli arrives in Bucharest, Wallachia, as its new Prince, invested by the Ottoman Empire.
1847 Samuel Colt sells his first revolver pistol to the United States government.
1854 The McDonald Islands are discovered by Captain William McDonald aboard the Samarang.
1863 The New Apostolic Church, a Christian and chiliastic church, is established in Hamburg, Germany.
1865 The New York Stock Exchange opens its first permanent headquarters at 10-12 Broad near Wall Street in New York, New York.
1878 Sofia is emancipated from Ottoman rule.
1884 The Fabian Society is founded in London, England, United Kingdom.
1889 The Oklahoma Land Run opens 2 million acres of unused Oklahoma Territory to first serve first come settlers on April 22.
1896 Utah is admitted as the 45th U.S. state.
1903 Topsy, an elephant, is electrocuted by Thomas Edison during the War of Currents campaign.
1912 The Scout Association is incorporated throughout the British Commonwealth by Royal charter.
1944 World War II: Operation Carpetbagger, involving the dropping of arms and supplies to resistance fighters in Europe, begins.
1948 Burma gains its independence from the United Kingdom.
1951 Korean War: Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul.
1955 The Greek National Radical Union is formed by Konstantinos Karamanlis.
1958 Sputnik 1 falls to Earth from orbit.
1959 Luna 1 becomes the first spacecraft to reach the vicinity of the Moon.
1965 United States President Lyndon B. Johnson proclaims his "Great Society" during his State of the Union address.
1966 A military coup takes place in Upper Volta (later Burkina Faso), dissolving the National Parliament and leading to a new national constitution.
1970 A magnitude 7.7 earthquake strikes Tonghai County, China, killing at least 15,000 people.
1972 Rose Heilbron becomes the first female judge to sit at the Old Bailey in London, England.
1974 United States President Richard Nixon refuses to hand over materials subpoenaed by the Senate Watergate Committee.
1976 The Troubles: The Ulster Volunteer Force shoots dead six Irish Catholic civilians in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. The next day, gunmen shoot dead ten Protestant civilians nearby in retaliation.
1987 The 1987 Maryland train collision: An Amtrak train en route to Boston, Massachusetts from Washington, D.C., collides with Conrail engines in Chase, Maryland, killing 16 people.
1989 Second Gulf of Sidra incident: a pair of Libyan MiG-23 "Floggers" are shot down by a pair of US Navy F-14 Tomcats during an air-to-air confrontation.
1990 In Pakistan's deadliest train accident an overloaded passenger train collides with an empty freight train, resulting in 307 deaths and 700 injuries.
1998 Wilaya of Relizane massacres in Algeria: over 170 are killed in three remote villages.
1998 A massive ice storm hits eastern Canada and the northeastern United States, continuing through January 10 and causing widespread destruction.
1999 Former professional wrestler Jesse Ventura is sworn in as governor of Minnesota.
2000 Two trains on the Rψros Line collide in Εsta, Norway, resulting in an explosive fire and 19 deaths.
2004 Spirit, a NASA Mars rover, lands successfully on Mars at 04:35 UTC.
2004 Mikheil Saakashvili is elected President of Georgia following the November 2003 Rose Revolution.
2006 Prime Minister Ariel Sharon of Israel suffers a second, apparently more serious stroke. His authority is transferred to acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.
2007 The 110th United States Congress convenes, electing Nancy Pelosi as the first female Speaker of the House in U.S. history.
2010 Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building, is officially opened.
Events:C/P.
46 BC Julius Caesar defeats Titus Labienus in the Battle of Ruspina.
871 Battle of Reading: Ζthelred of Wessex fights, and is defeated by, a Danish invasion army.
1490 Anne of Brittany announces that all those who would ally with the King of France will be considered guilty of the crime of Lese-majesty.
1642 King Charles I of England sends soldiers to arrest members of Parliament, commencing England's slide into civil war.
1649 English Civil War: The Rump Parliament votes to put Charles I on trial.
1717 The Netherlands, Great Britain, and France sign the Triple Alliance.
1762 Great Britain declares war on Spain and Naples.
1798 Constantine Hangerli arrives in Bucharest, Wallachia, as its new Prince, invested by the Ottoman Empire.
1847 Samuel Colt sells his first revolver pistol to the United States government.
1854 The McDonald Islands are discovered by Captain William McDonald aboard the Samarang.
1863 The New Apostolic Church, a Christian and chiliastic church, is established in Hamburg, Germany.
1865 The New York Stock Exchange opens its first permanent headquarters at 10-12 Broad near Wall Street in New York, New York.
1878 Sofia is emancipated from Ottoman rule.
1884 The Fabian Society is founded in London, England, United Kingdom.
1889 The Oklahoma Land Run opens 2 million acres of unused Oklahoma Territory to first serve first come settlers on April 22.
1896 Utah is admitted as the 45th U.S. state.
1903 Topsy, an elephant, is electrocuted by Thomas Edison during the War of Currents campaign.
1912 The Scout Association is incorporated throughout the British Commonwealth by Royal charter.
1944 World War II: Operation Carpetbagger, involving the dropping of arms and supplies to resistance fighters in Europe, begins.
1948 Burma gains its independence from the United Kingdom.
1951 Korean War: Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul.
1955 The Greek National Radical Union is formed by Konstantinos Karamanlis.
1958 Sputnik 1 falls to Earth from orbit.
1959 Luna 1 becomes the first spacecraft to reach the vicinity of the Moon.
1965 United States President Lyndon B. Johnson proclaims his "Great Society" during his State of the Union address.
1966 A military coup takes place in Upper Volta (later Burkina Faso), dissolving the National Parliament and leading to a new national constitution.
1970 A magnitude 7.7 earthquake strikes Tonghai County, China, killing at least 15,000 people.
1972 Rose Heilbron becomes the first female judge to sit at the Old Bailey in London, England.
1974 United States President Richard Nixon refuses to hand over materials subpoenaed by the Senate Watergate Committee.
1976 The Troubles: The Ulster Volunteer Force shoots dead six Irish Catholic civilians in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. The next day, gunmen shoot dead ten Protestant civilians nearby in retaliation.
1987 The 1987 Maryland train collision: An Amtrak train en route to Boston, Massachusetts from Washington, D.C., collides with Conrail engines in Chase, Maryland, killing 16 people.
1989 Second Gulf of Sidra incident: a pair of Libyan MiG-23 "Floggers" are shot down by a pair of US Navy F-14 Tomcats during an air-to-air confrontation.
1990 In Pakistan's deadliest train accident an overloaded passenger train collides with an empty freight train, resulting in 307 deaths and 700 injuries.
1998 Wilaya of Relizane massacres in Algeria: over 170 are killed in three remote villages.
1998 A massive ice storm hits eastern Canada and the northeastern United States, continuing through January 10 and causing widespread destruction.
1999 Former professional wrestler Jesse Ventura is sworn in as governor of Minnesota.
2000 Two trains on the Rψros Line collide in Εsta, Norway, resulting in an explosive fire and 19 deaths.
2004 Spirit, a NASA Mars rover, lands successfully on Mars at 04:35 UTC.
2004 Mikheil Saakashvili is elected President of Georgia following the November 2003 Rose Revolution.
2006 Prime Minister Ariel Sharon of Israel suffers a second, apparently more serious stroke. His authority is transferred to acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.
2007 The 110th United States Congress convenes, electing Nancy Pelosi as the first female Speaker of the House in U.S. history.
2010 Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building, is officially opened.