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* 1573, articles of Warsaw Confederation are signed, sanctioning freedom of religion in Poland
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* 1573, articles of Warsaw Confederation are signed, sanctioning freedom of religion in [[Directory:Poland|Poland]]
    
* 1754, Horace Walpole, in a letter to Horace Mann, coins the word serendipity
 
* 1754, Horace Walpole, in a letter to Horace Mann, coins the word serendipity
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* 1871, Franco-Prussian War: Siege of Paris ends in French defeat and an armistice
 
* 1871, Franco-Prussian War: Siege of Paris ends in French defeat and an armistice
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* 1887, in a snowstorm at Fort Keogh, Montana, the world's largest snowflakes are reported, being 15 inches (38 cm) wide and 8 inches (20 cm) thick
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* 1887, in a snowstorm at Fort Keogh, [[Directory:Montana|Montana]], the world's largest snowflakes are reported, being 15 inches (38 cm) wide and 8 inches (20 cm) thick
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* 1909, United States troops leave Cuba with the exception of Guantanamo Bay Naval Base after being there since the Spanish-American War
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* 1909, [[Directory:United States|United States]] troops leave [[Directory:Cuba|Cuba]] with the exception of Guantanamo Bay Naval Base after being there since the Spanish-American War
    
* 1915, an act of the U.S. Congress creates the United States Coast Guard
 
* 1915, an act of the U.S. Congress creates the United States Coast Guard
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* 1917, municipally owned streetcars take to the streets of San Francisco
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* 1917, municipally owned streetcars take to the streets of [[Directory:San Francisco|San Francisco]]
    
* 1921, a symbolic Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is installed beneath the Arc de Triomphe in Paris to honour the unknown dead of World War I
 
* 1921, a symbolic Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is installed beneath the Arc de Triomphe in Paris to honour the unknown dead of World War I
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* 1932, Japanese forces attack Shanghai
 
* 1932, Japanese forces attack Shanghai
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* 1933, the name Pakistan is coined by Choudhary Rehmat Ali Khan and is accepted by the Indian Muslims who then thereby adopted it further for the Pakistan Movement seeking independence
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* 1933, the name [[Directory:Pakistan|Pakistan]] is coined by Choudhary Rehmat Ali Khan and is accepted by the Indian Muslims who then thereby adopted it further for the Pakistan Movement seeking independence
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* 1934, the first ski tow in America begins operation in Vermont
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* 1934, the first ski tow in America begins operation in [[Directory:Vermont|Vermont]]
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* 1935, Iceland becomes the first Western country to legalize therapeutic abortion
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* 1935, [[Directory:Iceland|Iceland]] becomes the first Western country to legalize therapeutic abortion
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* 1973, a cease-fire officially went into effect in the Vietnam War
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* 1973, a cease-fire officially went into effect in the [[Directory:Vietnam|Vietnam]] War
    
* 1981, Ronald Reagan lifts remaining domestic petroleum price and allocation controls in the United States helping to end the 1979 energy crisis and begin the 1980s oil glut.
 
* 1981, Ronald Reagan lifts remaining domestic petroleum price and allocation controls in the United States helping to end the 1979 energy crisis and begin the 1980s oil glut.