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• 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne.
• 1789 - In New York City, the United States House of Representatives holds its first quorum and elects Frederick Muhlenberg of Pennsylvania as its first House Speaker.
• 1826 - Samuel Morey patents the internal combustion engine.
• 18651865 is a common year starting on Sunday. Events January 31 American Civil War: Confederate General Robert E. Lee becomes general-in-chief. February 17 American Civil War: Columbia, South Carolina burns as Confederate forces flee from advancing Union forc - 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: Battle of Five ForksThe Battle of Five Forks April 1, 1865, was the final Union offensive in the American Civil War. The battle, commanded by Union Major General Philip Sheridan and Confederate Major General George Pickett, occurred in Dinwiddie County, Virginia and resulted - In Petersburg, VirginiaPetersburg is an independent city located in Virginia. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 33,740. It is located in the Richmond-Petersburg region and is a portion of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). History of Peter, Confederate General Robert E. LeeFor the author of Inherit the Wind and other works, see Robert Edwin Lee. Robert Edward Lee ( January 19, 1807 October 12, 1870) was a commanding general of the Confederate forces during the American Civil War. Like Hannibal and Rommel, his victories agai begins his final offensive.
• 1867Events January 8 African-American men granted the right to vote in the District of Columbia January 11 Benito Juarez becomes Mexican president again January 30 Emperor Komei of Japan dies. Crown Prince Mutsuhito is expected to become the next Emperor of J - SingaporeThe Republic of Singapore ( Chinese , pinyin: Xinjiapo Gonghegu Malay Republik Singapura Tamil , Cingkappur Kudiyarasu , is an island city-state in Southeast Asia, at latitude 1°17'35"N longitude 103°51'20"E, situated on the southern tip of Malay Peninsul becomes British crown colony.
• 1873 - The British steamer SS Atlantic sinks off Nova Scotia killing 547.
• 1891 - The Wrigley Company is founded in Chicago, Illinois.
• 1918 - The Royal Flying Corps is replaced by the Royal Air Force.
• 1924 - Adolf Hitler is sentenced to five years in jail for his participation in the " Beer Hall Putsch." However he was only in jail for nine months.
• 1928 - KCR British Section was no longer run.
• 1933 - The recently elected Nazis under Julius Streicher organize a one-day boycott of all Jewish-owned businesses in Germany, ushering in the series of anti-Semitic acts that will be known as the Holocaust.
• 1934 - Bonnie and Clyde kill two young highway patrolmen near Grapevine, Texas.
• 1937 - Aden becomes a British crown colony.
• 1945 - World War II: Battle of Okinawa - United States troops land on Okinawa in the last campaign of the war.
• 1946 - A 7.8 magnitude earthquake near the Aleutian Islands creates a tsunami that strikes the Hawaiian Islands killing 159 (mostly in Hilo, Hawaii).
• 1948 - Cold War: Berlin Airlift - Military forces, under direction of the Soviet-controlled government in East Germany, set-up a land blockade of West Berlin.
• 1949 - Newfoundland becomes the tenth Province of Canada
• 1949 - Chinese Civil War: Communist Party of China held unsuccessful peace talks with the Kuomintang in Beijing, after three years of fighting.
• 1954 - President Dwight D. Eisenhower authorizes the creation of the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado.
• 1960 - The United States launches the first weather satellite, TIROS-1.
• 1967 - The United States Department of Transportation begins operation.
• 1969 - The Hawker Siddeley Harrier enters service with the RAF.
• 1970 - President Richard Nixon signs the Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act into law banning cigarette advertisements in the United States starting on January 1, 1971.
• 1973 - Project Tiger, a tiger conservation project, is launched in the Corbett National Park, India.
• 1976 - Apple Computer Company is formed by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak.
• 1979 - Iran's government becomes Islamic Republic by a 98% vote, overthrowing the Shah officially.
• 1996 - University of Kentucky team wins NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship.
• 1999 - Nunavut is established as a Canadian territory carved from the eastern part of the Northwest Territories.
• 2001 - An EP-3E United States Navy plane collides with a Chinese People's Liberation Army fighter jet. The Navy crew makes an emergency landing in Hainan, People's Republic of China and is detained.
• 2001 - Former president of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Slobodan Milosevic surrenders to police special forces, to be tried on charges of war crimes.
• 2001 - The first legal same-sex marriage in the Netherlands is celebrated.
• 2002 - The Netherlands legalizes euthanasia, becoming the only nation in the world to do so.
• 2003 - In Sturgis, Michigan, seven men place signs around town reading " All your base are belong to us," based on the popular mistranslation from the Japanese video game Zero Wing.
• 2004 - George W. Bush signs the Unborn Victims of Violence Act, which makes an attack that leads to the death of a mother and her unborn child two criminal charges.
• 2004 - The first legal same-sex marriage in the Canadian province of Quebec is celebrated; Michael Hendricks and René Leboeuf wed in Montreal.