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  • In 1649, King Charles I of England went on trial for treason and other “high crimes.”
  • In 1783, officials from the United Kingdom signed a treaty ending hostilities with the United States.
  • In 1887, the U.S. Senate issued approval for the U.S. Navy to lease Pearl Harbor as a base.
  • In 1936, Edward VIII became king of the United Kingdom.
  • In 1986, Martin Luther King Jr. Day was celebrated as a national holiday in the United States for the first time.