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• 1666 - Great Fire of London ended: A large fire in London burns out after three days. 10,000 buildings including St. Paul's Cathedral were destroyed, but only 16 people are known to have died.
• 1698 - In an effort to move his people away from Asiatic customs, Tsar Peter I of Russia imposes a tax on beards; All men except priests and peasants, are required to pay a tax of one hundred rubles a year and the commoners had to pay one kopek each.
• 1774 - First Continental Congress assembles in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
• 1793 - In FranceThe French Republic or France ( French: Republique francaise or France is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in western Europe, and which is further made up of a collection of overseas islands and territories located in other continents., the French National Convention votes to implement terror measures to enforce the principles of the French RevolutionThe period of the French Revolution in the history of France covers the years between 1789 and 1799, in which democrats and republicans overthrew the absolute monarchy and the Roman Catholic Church perforce underwent radical restructuring. While France wo, initiating the " Reign of TerrorThe Reign of Terror (June 1793 July 1794) was a period in the French Revolution characterized by brutal repression The Terror see also state terrorism from a highly centralized political regime, that suspended most of the democratic achievement of the Rev".
• 1836Events January Book by Maria Monk claims that she was sexually exploited in a Canadian convent February 3 United States Whig Party holds its first convention in Albany, New York. February 23 The siege of the Alamo begins in San Antonio, Texas. February 24 - Sam HoustonSamuel Houston ( March 2, 1793 July 26, 1863) was a key figure in the history of Texas. He was born in Rockbridge County, Virginia. Receiving only a basic education he emigrated with his family to Maryville, Tennessee in 1807, following the death of his f is elected as the first president of the Republic of TexasAlternative use: Republic of Texas (group The Republic of Texas was a shortlived country roughly corresponding to the present day state of Texas in the United States of America. The northern boundaries with the United States were defined by the Adams-Onis.
• 1862Events January-March January 10 End of term for John Gately Downey, 7th Governor of California. He is succeeded by Amasa Leland Stanford. January 30 The first American ironclad warship, the USS Monitor is launched. February 1 Julia Ward Howe's " Battle Hy - American Civil War: In the Confederacy's first invasion of the North, General Robert E. Lee leads 55,000 men of the Army of Northern Virginia across the Potomac River at White's Ford near Leesburg, Virginia into Maryland.
• 1877 - Indian Wars: Oglala Sioux chief Crazy Horse is bayoneted by a United States soldier after resisting confinement in a guardhouse at Fort Robinson in Nebraska.
• 1882 - The first United States Labor Day parade is held in New York City.
• 1901 - The National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues (later renamed Minor League Baseball), is formed in Chicago, Illinois.
• 1905 - Russo-Japanese War: Treaty of Portsmouth signed - In New Hampshire a treaty mediated by US President Theodore Roosevelt, is signed by victor Japan and defeated party Russia.
• 1914 - World War I: First Battle of the Marne begins - Northeast of Paris, the French attack and defeat German forces who are advancing on the capital.
• 1937 - Spanish Civil War: The fall of Llanes.
• 1939 - World War II: The United States declares its neutrality in the war.
• 1943 - World War II: The 503rd Parachute Regiment under American General Douglas MacArthur lands and occupies Nazdab in Papua New Guinea.
• 1945 - Iva Toguri D'Aquino, a Japanese-American suspected of being wartime radio propagandist " Tokyo Rose," is arrested in Yokohama.
• 1948 - Robert Schuman becomes Prime Minister of France
• 1949 - A former sharpshooter in World War II, Howard Unruh kills 13 neighbors in Camden, New Jersey with a souvenir Luger to become America's first single-episode mass murderer.
• 1960 - Cassius Clay wins the gold medal in boxing at the Rome Olympic Games.
• 1969 - My Lai Massacre: Lt. William Calley is charged with six specifications of premeditated murder for the death of 109 Vietnamese civilians in My Lai.
• 1970 - Vietnam War: Operation Jefferson Glenn begins: the United States 101st Airborne Division and the South Vietnamese 1st Infantry Division initiate a new operation in Thua Thien Province .
• 1972 - Munich Massacre: A Palestinian terrorist group called " Black September" attack Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympic Games.
• 1975 - In Sacramento, California, a follower of incarcerated cult leader Charles Manson named Lynette Fromme attempts to assassinate US President Gerald Ford, but is thwarted by a Secret Service agent.
• 1977 - Voyager program: Voyager 1 is launched after a brief delay.
• 1978 - Camp David Accords: Menachem Begin and Anwar Sadat begin peace process at Camp David, Maryland.
• 1980 - The St. Gothard Tunnel opens in Switzerland as the world's longest highway tunnel at 10.14 miles (16.32 km) stretching from Goschenen to Airolo.
• 1983 - The half-hour Robert MacNeil Report changes its name to the MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour , becoming the first hour-long network news show.
• 1983 - Peter Jennings becomes lead anchor for ABC World News Tonight
• 1983 - Tom Brokaw becomes lead anchor for NBC Nightly News
• 1984 - STS-41-D: The Space Shuttle Discovery lands after its maiden voyage.
• 1986 - Pan Am Flight 73 with 358 people on board is hijacked at Karachi International Airport.
• 1988 - With US$2 billion in federal aid, the Robert M. Bass Group agrees to buy the United States's largest bankrupt thrift, American Savings and Loan Association .
• 2000 - Tuvalu joins the United Nations.
• 2001 - Peru's attorney general files homicide charges against ex-President Alberto Fujimori.
• 2002 - A car bomb kills 30 people in Kabul, Afghanistan, in an apparent assassination attempt on Afghan President Hamid Karzai.
• 2002 - The Sour Biscuit Fire in Oregon and northern California, which burned 499,570 acres (2,020 km²), is finally contained.
• 2004 - Future Hurricane Ivan becomes a Hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean.

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