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• 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion (he soon rejects the idea after some initial calculations were made but later on May 15 confirms the discovery).
• 1702 - Anne becomes Queen of Great Britain.
• 1782 - In the Gnadenhutten massacre 93 Native Americans were killed.
• 1844 - King Oscar I accedes to the throne of Sweden-Norway
• 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 WarThe American Civil War was fought in the United States from 1861 until 1865 between the northern states, popularly referred to as "the U. the Union," " the North," or "the Yankees"; and the seceding southern states, commonly referred to as "the Confederat: The iron-clad CSS VirginiaCSS Virginia was an ironclad warship of the Confederate States Navy during the American Civil War. It was one of the participants in the Battle of Hampton Roads in March, 1862 opposite the USS Monitor''. The battle is chiefly significant in naval history (formerly USS Merrimack) is launched at Hampton RoadsHampton Roads is the name of both a body of water and the land areas which surround it in southeastern Virginia in the United States. World's largest natural harbor The water area known as Hampton Roads is a channel through which the waters of the James R, VirginiaVirginia is one of the original 13 states of the United States that revolted against British rule in the American Revolution and is generally classified as part of the South. Its official name is the Commonwealth of Virginia it is one of four Commonwealth.
• 1906Events January 8 Landslide in Haverstraw, New York kills 20 January 31 Earthquake in Ecuador (8. 6 in Richter scale) February 11 Pope Pius X publishes the encyclical Vehementer nos''. February 15 Representatives of the Labour Representation Committee in t Moro Crater Massacre: US troops occupying the PhilippinesThe Republic of the Philippines is an island nation consisting of an archipelago of 7,107 islands, lying in the tropical western Pacific Ocean about 100 kilometers southeast of mainland Asia. Spain (1521-1898) and the United States (1898-1946), colonized massacred about 600 men, women and children taking refuge in a crater.
• 19111911 is a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). Events January-June January 1 Northern Territory is separated from South Australia January 3 In London, a shootout between Russian anarchists and the Scots Guard January 10 Major Jimmi - International Women's Day is celebrated for the first time.
• 1917 - The February Revolution breaks out in Russia (February 23 O.S.).
• 1917 - The United States Senate adopts the cloture rule in order to limit filibusters.
• 1918 - The first case of Spanish flu occurs, which would later trigger a devastating pandemic.
• 1921 - Spanish Premier Eduardo Dato is assassinated while exiting the parliament building in Madrid.
• 1936 - The first stock car race is held in Daytona Beach, Florida.
• 1942 - World War II: The Dutch surrender to Japanese forces on Java.
• 1942 - World War II: Japan captures Rangoon, Burma.
• 1943 - World War II: American forces are attacked by Japanese troops on Hill 700 in Bougainville in a battle that will last five days.
• 1948 - The United States Supreme Court rules that religious instruction in public schools violated the Constitution.
• 1950 - The Soviet Union claims to have an atomic bomb.
• 1952 - Antoine Pinay becomes Prime Minister of France
• 1957 - Egypt re-opens the Suez Canal.
• 1961 - Max Conrad circumnavigates the earth in eight days, 18 hours and 49 minutes setting a new world record.
• 1965 - Vietnam War: 3,500 United States Marines arrive in South Vietnam becoming the first American combat troops in Vietnam.
• 1966 - Vietnam War: Australia announces it was going to substantially increase its number of troops in Vietnam.
• 1966- A bomb planted by young Irish protesters destroys Nelson's Pillar in Dublin.
• 1971 - Joe Frazier defeats Muhammad Ali in the first of three epic bouts. Frazier defends the world Heavyweight title in a star-studded Madison Square Garden.
• 1972 - The Goodyear blimp flies for the first time.
• 1974 - Charles de Gaulle Airport opens in Paris, France.
• 1983 - President Reagan calls the Soviet Union an " evil empire".
• 1988 - Two United States Army helicopters collide in Fort Campbell, Kentucky killing 17 servicemen.
• 1999 - Oklahoma City bombing: The Supreme Court of the United States upholds the murder convictions of Timothy McVeigh.
• 2004 - A new, democratically-founded constitution is signed by Iraq's Governing Council.