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2010
The Ady Gil, a ship owned by Sea Shepherd, is sunk during a skirmish with the Japanese Whaling Fleet's Shōnan Maru.
2005
American Civil Rights Movement: Edgar Ray Killen is arrested as a suspect in the 1964 murders of three civil rights workers.
1995
A chemical fire in an apartment complex in Manila, Philippines, leads to the discovery of plans for Project Bojinka, a mass-terrorist attack.
1994
Nancy Kerrigan is clubbed on the knee at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Detroit.
1978
The Crown of St. Stephen (also known as the Holy Crown of Hungary) is returned to Hungary from the United States, where it was held after World War II.
1974
In response to the 1973 energy crisis, daylight saving time commences nearly four months early in the United States.
1967
Vietnam War: United States Marine Corps and ARVN troops launch "Operation Deckhouse Five" in the Mekong River delta.
1953
The first Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma.
1950
The United Kingdom recognizes the People's Republic of China. The Republic of China severs diplomatic relations with the UK in response.
1942
Pan American Airlines becomes the first commercial airline to schedule a flight around the world.
1941
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt delivers his Four Freedoms Speech in the State of the Union Address.
1936
The Supreme Court of the United States rules that the 1933 Agricultural Adjustment Act is unconstitutional in the case United States v. Butler et al.
1931
Thomas Edison submits his last patent application.
1930
The first diesel-engined automobile trip is completed, from Indianapolis, Indiana, to New York City.
1929
Mother Teresa arrives in Calcutta to begin her work among India's poorest and sick people.
King Alexander of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes suspends his country's constitution (the January 6th Dictatorship).
1912
New Mexico is admitted as the 47th U.S. state.
1907
Maria Montessori opens her first school and daycare center for working class children in Rome.
1893
The Washington National Cathedral is chartered by Congress. The charter is signed by President Benjamin Harrison.
1870
The inauguration of the Musikverein in Vienna.
1853
President-elect of the United States Franklin Pierce and his family are involved in a train wreck near Andover, Massachusetts.
1838
Samuel Morse first successfully tests the electrical telegraph.
1781
In the Battle of Jersey, the British defeat the last attempt by France to invade Jersey.
1721
The Committee of Inquiry on the South Sea Bubble publishes its findings.
1690
Joseph, son of Emperor Leopold I, becomes King of the Romans.
1661
English Restoration: The Fifth Monarchists unsuccessfully attempt to seize control of London.
1649
English Civil War: The Rump Parliament votes to put Charles I on trial.
1579
The Union of Atrecht is signed.
1540
King Henry VIII of England marries Anne of Cleves.
1494
The first Mass in the New World is celebrated at La Isabela, Hispaniola.
1449
Byzantine Emperor Constantine XI is crowned at Mistra.
1205
Philip of Swabia becomes King of the Romans.
1066
Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England.