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-*[[49 BC]] - [[Julius Caesar]] crosses the [[Rubicon]], signaling the start of [[Caesar's civil war|civil war]]. 
-* [[236]] - [[Saint Fabian]] begins his reign as a Catholic Pope. 
-*[[1072]] - [[Robert Guiscard]] conquers [[Palermo]]. 
-*[[1475]] - [[Stephen III of Moldavia]] defeats the [[Ottoman Empire]] at the [[Battle of Vaslui]]. 
-*[[1645]] - Archbishop [[William Laud]] is beheaded at the [[Tower of London]] 
*[[1776]] - [[Thomas Paine]] publishes ''[[Common Sense]]''. *[[1776]] - [[Thomas Paine]] publishes ''[[Common Sense]]''.
-*[[1806]] - Dutch settlers in [[Cape Town]] surrender to the [[United Kingdom|British]]. 
-*[[1810]] - The marriage of [[Napoleon I of France|Napoleon]] and [[Josephine de Beauharnais|Josephine]] is annulled. 
-*[[1861]] - [[American Civil War]]: [[Florida]] secedes from the [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]]. 
-*[[1863]] - The [[London Underground]], the world's oldest underground railway, opens between [[London Paddington station]] and [[Farringdon station]]. 
-*[[1870]] - [[John D. Rockefeller]] incorporates [[Standard Oil]]. 
-*[[1899]] - [[Tau Kappa Epsilon]] fraternity is founded. 
-*[[1901]] - The first great [[Texas]] [[petroleum|oil]] gusher is discovered at [[Spindletop]] in [[Beaumont, Texas]]. 
-*[[1920]] - The [[League of Nations]] holds its first meeting and ratifies the [[Treaty of Versailles]] ending [[World War I]].  
-*[[1922]] - [[Arthur Griffith]] is elected President of the [[Irish Free State]]. 
-*[[1923]] - [[Lithuania]] seizes and annexes [[Memel]]. 
*[[1927]] - The film ''[[Metropolis (1927 movie)|Metropolis]]'' by [[Fritz Lang]] premieres. *[[1927]] - The film ''[[Metropolis (1927 movie)|Metropolis]]'' by [[Fritz Lang]] premieres.
*[[1929]] - [[The Adventures of Tintin|Tintin]], a [[comic book]] [[fictional character|character]] created by [[Hergé]], makes his debut. He went on to be published in over 200 million comic books in 40 languages. *[[1929]] - [[The Adventures of Tintin|Tintin]], a [[comic book]] [[fictional character|character]] created by [[Hergé]], makes his debut. He went on to be published in over 200 million comic books in 40 languages.
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*[[1941]] - [[Lend-Lease]] is introduced into the [[US Congress]]. *[[1941]] - [[Lend-Lease]] is introduced into the [[US Congress]].
* 1941 - [[World War II]]: The [[Greece|Greek]] army captures [[Kleisoura]]. * 1941 - [[World War II]]: The [[Greece|Greek]] army captures [[Kleisoura]].

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