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- 1775 - The United States Navy is formed
- 1807 - The Embargo Act, forbidding trade with all foreign countries, is passed by the United States Congress, at the urging of President Thomas Jefferson
- 1809 - The Non-Intercourse Act, lifting the Embargo Act except for the United Kingdom and France, passes the United States Congress
- 1849 - The execution of Fyodor Dostoevsky is canceled at the last second
- 1864Events January March January 21 Maori Wars: The Tauranga Campaign starts. February 27 American Civil War: The first Northern prisoners arrive at the Confederate prison at Andersonville, Georgia. March 1- Alejandro Mon Menendez takes office as Prime Minist - Savannah, GeorgiaSavannah is a city located in Chatham County, Georgia. The population was 131,510 for the city (and 257,889 for the metropolitan area) in the 2000 census. It is located at latitude 32°5'0" North, longitude 81°6'0" West. The city is the county seat of Chat falls to General William Tecumseh ShermanWilliam Tecumseh Sherman ( February 8, 1820 February 14, 1891) was an American soldier, businessman, writer, and General for the Union forces in the American Civil War, best known for his capture of Atlanta, Georgia, and his March to the Sea (from Atlanta
- 18851885 is a common year starting on Thursday (click on link for calendar) Events January January 4 The first successful appendectomy is performed (Dr. William Grant; patient was Mary Gartside). January 20 L. Thompson patents the roller coaster. January 26 T - Ito HirobumiCount Ito Hirobumi ( Ito Hirobumi 1841 1909, also called Hirofumi Hakubun was a Japanese politician and the country's first Prime Minister (and the 5th, 7th and 10th). 1st: December 22, 1885 April 30, 1888 861 days 5th: August 8, 1892 August 31, 1896 1,48, a samuraiSamurai ( or sometimes ) is a common term for a warrior in pre-industrial Japan. A more appropriate term is bushi (lit. warrior or armsman") which came into use during the Edo period. However, the term "samurai" now usually refers to warrior nobility, not, became the first Prime Minister of JapanThe Prime Minister of Japan ( Naikaku sori daijin is the head of government of Japan. The Prime Minister is appointed by the Emperor after being designated by the Diet from among its members, and must enjoy the confidence of the House of Representatives t.
- 1894 - The Dreyfus affair begins in France when Alfred Dreyfus is wrongly convicted of treason.
- 1937 - The Lincoln Tunnel opens to traffic
- 1944 - German troops demand the surrender of United States troops at Bastogne, Belgium. See Battle of the Bulge
- 1964 - Comedian Lenny Bruce is convicted of obscenity
- 1974 - Grande Comore, Anjouan and Moheli vote to become the independent nation of Comoros. Mayotte remains under French administration.
- 1989 - After a week of bloody demonstrations, Ion Iliescu takes over as president of Romania, ending Nicolae Ceauşescu's Communist dictatorship.
- 1989 - Berlin's Brandenburg Gate re-opens after nearly 30 years, effectively ending the division of East and West Germany.
- 1990 - Lech Walesa sworn in as President of Poland
- 1999 - The Spanish Civil Guard finds near Calatayud ( Zaragoza) another van loaded by ETA with 750 kg of explosives [see related event on December 21, 1999].
- 2001 - Richard Reid attempts to destroy a passenger airliner by igniting explosives hidden in his shoes.
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