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1170 | Archbishop Thomas Becket was murdered in Canterbury Cathedral in England. |
1808 | Andrew Johnson, the 17th president of the United States, was born in Raleigh, N.C. |
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1845 | Texas was admitted to the union as the 28th state. |
1851 | The first American Young Men's Christian Association was organized, in Boston. |
1890 | U.S. troops killed as many as 400 Sioux Indians at Wounded Knee, S.D. |
1916 | Gregory Rasputin, the monk who had wielded powerful influence over the Russian court, was murdered by a group of noblemen. |
1940 | Germany began dropping incendiary bombs on London during World War II. |
1996 | War-weary guerrilla and government leaders in Guatemala signed an accord ending 36 years of civil conflict. |
1998 | Khmer Rouge leaders apologized for the 1970s genocide in Cambodia that claimed 1 million lives. |
1999 | The Nasdaq composite index closed above 4,000 for the first time, ending the day at 4,041.46. |
2007 | The New England Patriots became the first NFL team in 35 years to finish the regular season undefeated when they beat the New York Giants 38-35 to go 16-0. |
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