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Birthday of
Anna Comnena
, Byzantine historian.
1640
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Portugal regained its independence from Spain.
1824
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U.S. presidential election, 1824: Since no candidate received a majority of the total electoral college votes in the election, the
House of Representatives was given the task to decide the winner
, as stipulated by the Twelfth Amendment.
1835
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Hans Christian Andersen published his first book of fairy tales.
1919
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Lady Astor became the
first woman to serve as a Member of Parliament
in the British House of Commons.
1935
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Birthday of
Woody Allen
, Film Director & Actor &Comedian.
1955
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Rosa Parks refused to give her bus seat
to a white man and was arrested for violating the city's racial segregation laws.
1959
~ The
Antarctic Treaty
signed, which set aside Antarctica as a scientific preserve and banned military activity.
1990
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English and French
Channel Tunnel workers met
beneath the English Channel.
1991
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Ukrainian voters overwhelmingly approved a referendum for independence from the Soviet Union.
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