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January 23, 2015

In 1556, the deadliest earthquake in history struck Shaanxi province in China; the death toll is estimated to be more than 800,000. In 1719, the Principality of Lichtenstein was created within the...

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January 22, 2015

In 1506, the first contingent of 150 Swiss Guards arrived at the Vatican. In 1890, the United Mine Workers of America union was founded in Columbus, Ohio. In 1901, Edward VII was proclaimed King...

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January 21, 2015

In 1793, Louis XVI of France was executed by guillotine. In 1861, future President of the Confederacy Jefferson Davis resigned from the U.S. Senate. In 1950, American lawyer and government official...

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January 20, 2015

In 1887, the U.S. Senate allowed the Navy to lease Pearl Harbor as a naval base. In 1920, the American Civil Liberties Union was founded. In 1936, Edward VIII became King of the United Kingdom. In...

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January 19, 2015

In 1861, Georgia seceded from the United States. In 1883, the first electric lighting system using overhead wires, built by Thomas Edison, began service in Roselle, N.J. In 1915, George Claude patented...

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January 18, 2015

In 1535, Francisco Pizarro founded Lima, the capital of Peru. In 1778, James Cook was the first known European to discover the Hawaiian Islands, which he named the Sandwich Islands. In 1911, Eugene...

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January 17, 2015

In 1377, Pope Gregory XI moved the Papacy back to Rome from Avignon. In 1595, Henry IV of France declared war on Spain. In 1904, Anton Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard premiered at the Moscow Art Theatre. In...

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