| 1547 |
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Ivan IV crowns himself the new Czar of Russia in
Assumption Cathedral in Moscow. |
| 1786 |
|
The Council of Virginia guarantees religious freedom. |
| 1847 |
|
John C. Fremont, the famed "Pathfinder" of Western
exploration, is appointed governor of California. |
| 1865 |
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General William T. Sherman begins a march through
the Carolinas. |
| 1900 |
|
The U.S. Senate recognizes the Anglo-German Treaty
of 1899 by which the UK renounced its rights to the Samoan Islands. |
| 1909 |
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One of Ernest Shackleton's polar exploration teams
reaches the Magnetic South Pole. |
| 1914 |
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Maxim Gorky is authorized to return to Russia after
an eight year exile for political dissidence. |
| 1920 |
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The League of Nations holds its first meeting in
Paris. |
| 1920 |
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Allies lift the blockade on trade with Russia. |
| 1939 |
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Franklin D. Roosevelt asks for an extension of the
Social Security Act to include more women and children. |
| 1940 |
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Hitler cancels an attack in the West due to bad
weather and the capture of German attack plans in Belgium. |
| 1942 |
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Japan's advance into Burma begins. |
| 1944 |
|
Eisenhower assumes supreme command of the Allied
Expeditionary Force in Europe. |
| 1944 |
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The U.S. First and Third armies link up at Houffalize,
effectively ending the Battle of the Bulge. |
| 1956 |
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The Egyptian government makes Islam the state religion. |
| 1965 |
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Eighteen are arrested in Mississippi for the murder
of three civil rights workers. |
| 1975 |
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The Irish Republican Army calls an end to a 25-day
cease fire in Belfast. |
| 1979 |
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The Shah leaves Iran. |
| 1991 |
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The Persian Gulf War begins. The massive U.S.-led
offensive against Iraq -- Operation Desert Storm -- ended on February 28, 1991,
when President George Bush declared a cease-fire, and Iraq pledged to honor future
coalition and U.N. peace terms. |
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