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Date |
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16 |
Signed on September 25, 1555, the Peace of Augsburg was a treaty between the Schmalkaldic League and Charles V. |
History > Famous Dates |
01/05/09 |
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17 |
South Korea celebrates its Independence Day on August 15. |
History > Famous Dates |
12/31/08 |
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18 |
The Battle of Bunker Hill took place on June 17, 1775. |
History > Famous Dates |
06/23/08 |
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19 |
The Battle of Trafalgar was fought on October 21, 1805. |
History > Famous Dates |
01/14/09 |
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20 |
The Battle of Waterloo took place on June 18, 1815 near Waterloo, Belgium. |
History > Famous Dates |
01/13/09 |
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21 |
The British North America Act established the Dominion of Canada in 1867. |
History > Famous Dates |
01/31/09 |
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22 |
The Declaration of Independence was approved on July 4, 1776. |
History > Famous Dates |
06/11/08 |
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23 |
The Declaration of Pillnitz was issued on August 27, 1791. |
History > Famous Dates |
01/13/09 |
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24 |
The Edict of Nantes was issued on April 13, 1598 by Henry IV of France. |
History > Famous Dates |
01/02/09 |
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25 |
The first manned spaceflight was 12 April 1961, when Yuri Gagarin completed one Earth orbit. |
History > Famous Dates |
11/08/08 |
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26 |
The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. |
History > Famous Dates |
10/04/08 |
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27 |
The Panama Canal officially opened August 15, 1914. |
History > Famous Dates |
10/24/08 |
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28 |
The Scout Movement began in 1907 in England. |
History > Famous Dates |
10/28/08 |
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29 |
The Suez Canal opened November 17, 1869. |
History > Famous Dates |
10/17/08 |
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30 |
The Tennis Court Oath took place on June 20, 1789. |
History > Famous Dates |
01/09/09 |
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