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- 66 - Emperor Nero creates the legion I Italica.
- 1236 - Lithuanians and Semigallians beat Livonian Brothers of the Sword in Battle of Siauliai
- 1598 - Ben Jonson is indicted for manslaughter.
- 1692 - Last people hanged for witchcraft in the United States.
- 1776This article is about the year 1776. For the musical, see 1776 (musical Events January 10 Thomas Paine publishes Common Sense March 17 American Revolutionary War: British forces evacuate Boston, Massachusetts after George Washington places artillery overl - Nathan HaleTribune Tower in Chicago Nathan Hale ( June 6, 1755— September 22, 1776) was an officer in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. Hale was most famous for his service as a spy; he volunteered for an intelligence-gathering mission and is hanged for spying during American RevolutionThe American Revolution refers to the series of events, ideas, and changes that resulted in the political separation of thirteen colonies in North America from the British Empire and the creation of the United States of America. The American Revolutionary.
- 1784Events January 6 the Turks agree to Russia's annexation of the Crimea in the Treaty of Constantinople January 14 The U. Congress ratifies the Treaty of Paris with England to end the American Revolutionary War February 27 Count of St Germain dies of pneumo - RussiaThe Russian Federation ( Russian: , transliteration: Rossiyskaya Federatsiya or Rossijskaja Federacija , or Russia (Russian: , transliteration: Rossiya or Rossija , is a country that stretches over a vast expanse of eastern Europe and northern Asia. With establishes a colony at Kodiak, AlaskaKodiak is a city located in Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska. As of the 2000 census, the population of the city is 6,334. Geography Kodiak is located at 57°47'35" North, 152°23'39" West (57. 793109, -152. According to the United States Census Bureau, the cit.
- 1789Events January 7 First nationwide United States election January 21 The first American novel, The Power of Sympathy or the Triumph of Nature Founded in Truth is printed in Boston, Massachusetts January 23 Georgetown College becomes the first Catholic coll - Position of United States Postmaster GeneralThe Postmaster General is the executive head of the United States Postal Service. From 1872 to 1971, the postmaster general was the head of an executive department concerned with the postal service (the Post Office Department). During that period, he was established.
- 1862 - A preliminary version of the Emancipation Proclamation is released.
- 1869 - Richard Wagner's opera Das Rheingold debuts in Munich.
- 1893 - The first American-built automobile, built by the Duryea Brothers , is displayed.
- 1908 - Independence of Bulgaria recognised.
- 1927 - Jack Dempsey loses the "Long Count" boxing match to Gene Tunney.
- 1949 - Soviet Union detonates its first nuclear weapon.
- 1951 - The first live sporting event seen coast-to-coast, a college football game between Duke and the University of Pittsburgh, is televised on NBC.
- 1960 - Mali gains independence from France.
- 1961 - Peace Corps is formed.
- 1965 - The war between India and Pakistan over Kashmir ends after the UN calls for a cease-fire.
- 1970 - Tunku Abdul Rahman resigns as Prime Minister of Malaysia.
- 1975 - Sara Jane Moore tries to assassinate President Gerald Ford.
- 1979 - A nuclear bomb test occurs near Bouvet Island in the South Atlantic, apparently carried out by South Africa.
- 1980 - Iraq invades Iran.
- 1985 - The Farm Aid concert takes place in Champaign, Illinois.
- 1985 - The Plaza Accord was signed in New York City.
- 1993 - A Transair Georgian Airlines Tu-154 is shot down by a missile in Sukhumi, Georgia.
- 1997 - Bentalha massacre in Algeria; over 200 villagers killed.
- 2003 - David Hempleman-Adams becomes the first person to cross the Atlantic Ocean in an open-air, wicker-basket hot air balloon.
- 2004 - Autumnal equinox at 16:30
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