 On this day in History Archives |
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The original Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, is formed in Kirtland, Ohio. |
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Ras Marye of Yejju marches into Tigray and defeats and kills Dejazmach Sabagadis in the Battle of Debre Abbay. |
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Karadjordje leads the First Serbian Uprising against the Ottoman Empire. |
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Chief Justice John Marshall declares that any act of U.S. Congress that conflicts with the Constitution is void. |
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French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of Cape St. Vincent - John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent and Horatio Nelson (later 1st Viscount Nelson) lead the British Royal Navy to victory over a Spanish fleet in action near Gibraltar. |
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James Cook is killed by Native Hawaiians near Kealakekua on the Island of Hawaii. |
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The United States Flag is formally recognized by a foreign naval vessel for the first time, when French Admiral Toussaint-Guillaume Picquet de la Motte rendered a nine gun salute to USS Ranger, commanded by John Paul Jones. |
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Henry Pelham becomes British Prime Minister. |
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Thomas Cranmer is declared a heretic. |
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Approximately 2,000 Jews are burned to death by mobs or forcibly removed from the city of Strasbourg. |
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Pope Gregory VII excommunicates Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor. |
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Pope Benedict VIII recognizes Henry of Bavaria as King of Germany. |
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Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German languages. |