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• 871 - Battle of Reading - Ethelred of Wessex defeats Danish invasion army
• 1493 - Christopher Columbus leaves the New World, ending his first journey
• 1642 - English Civil War: King Charles I of England attacks Parliament
• 1717 - The Netherlands, EnglandEngland is the largest, the most populous, and the most densely populated of the four " Home Nations" which make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK). Occupying the south-eastern portion of the island of Great Britain, England and FranceThe French Republic or France ( French: Republique francaise or France is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in western Europe, and which is further made up of a collection of overseas islands and territories located in other continents. sign the Triple AllianceThe Triple Alliance was an agreement between England, France and the Netherlands, against Spain, attempting to maintain the agreement of the 1713 Treaty of Utrecht. The three countries were concerned about Spain becoming a superpower in Europe.
• 1762Events Neolin begins to preach. January 4 Britain declares war on Spain & Naples July 17 Catherine II becomes empress of Russia upon the murder of Peter III of Russia. Empress Go-Sakuramachi ascends to the throne of Japan British East India Company seizes - EnglandEngland is the largest, the most populous, and the most densely populated of the four " Home Nations" which make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK). Occupying the south-eastern portion of the island of Great Britain, England declares war on SpainThe Kingdom of Spain is a country located in the southwest of Europe. It shares the Iberian Peninsula with Portugal, Gibraltar and Andorra. To the northeast, along the Pyrenees mountain range, it borders France and the tiny principality of Andorra. It inc and NaplesAlternate uses: See Naples (disambiguation Naples ( Italian Napoli Neapolitan Napule from Greek Neapolis/) is the largest town in southern Italy, capital of the region of Campania. The city has a population of about 1 million, and together with its suburb
• 1847Events January 4 Samuel Colt sells his first revolver pistol to the United States government. January 13 The Treaty of Cahuenga ends the Mexican-American War in California. January 16 John C. Fremont is appointed Governor of the new California Territory. - Samuel ColtSamuel Colt ( July 19, 1814 January 20, 1862), born in Hartford, Connecticut, was the inventor of the revolver, and founder of the Colt Firearms company. Colt's father owned a textile mill, where the young Colt learned the principles of machinery. His wor sells his first revolver pistol to the United States government
• 1850 - The first American ice-skating club is formed ( Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ).
• 1884 - The Fabian Society is founded in London
• 1885 - The first successful appendectomy is performed (Dr. William Grant ; patient was Mary Gartside).
• 1896 - Utah is admitted as the 45th U.S. state.
• 1936 - Billboard magazine publishes its first pop music charts
• 1944 - World War II: The Battle of Monte Cassino begins
• 1948 - Burma gains its independence from the United Kingdom
• 1951 - Korean War: Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul.
• 1957 - After 69 years the last issue of Colliers magazine is published.
• 1958 - Sputnik 1 falls to Earth from its orbit (launched on October 4, 1957)
• 1962 - New York City introduces a train that operates without a crew on-board.
• 1965 - United States President Lyndon B. Johnson proclaims his "Great Society" during his State of the Union address.
• 1967 - Donald Campbell dies as his jet-powered Bluebird K7 crashes during an attempt to break the water speed record.
• 1972 - Rose Heilbron becomes the first woman judge in the United Kingdom ( Old Bailey, London).
• 1974 - United States President Richard Nixon refuses to hand over materials subpoenaed by the Senate Watergate Committee.
• 1987 - An Amtrak train en route to Boston from Washington, DC collides with Conrail engines killing 16.
• 1999 - Gunmen open fire on Shiite Muslims worshipping in an Islamabad mosque killing 16 people injuring 25.
• 2004 - Dr. Mikhail Saakashvili won Presidential Elections in the Republic of Georgia.