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1803 - The Surrey Iron Railway, arguably the world's first public railway, opens in south London1926 - Philippines government asks USA for a plebiscite on independence1928 - In only his second and final defense of his world
864 - The Edict of Pistres of Charles the Bald orders defensive measures against the Vikings1360 - Jews are expelled from Breslau, Silesia1853 - Joaquin Murrieta, the famous Californian bandit known as "Robin Hood of El Dorado", is
1701 - French trade rand soldier Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac founds trading post at Fort Pontchartrain, later becomes the city of Detroit1952 - US President Harry Truman settles 53-day steel strike1991 - Universityof Manchester
1848 - Battle of Custoza-Italian War of Independence, starts1966 - Frank Sinatra's album "Strangers In The Night" hits #1 on the US charts, (Grammy for Record Of The Year and Best Male Vocal Performance)1966 - Napoleon XIV releases
1793 - Alexander Mackenzie reaches the Pacific Ocean, becoming the first Euro-American to complete a transcontinental crossing of Canada1940 - Dutch Prime minister Dirk Jan De Geer meets Adolf Hitler seeking peace talks1950 - Frank
1669 - John Locke's Constitution of English colony Carolina is approved1730 - States of Holland put death penalty on "sodomy"1897 - Tate Gallery opens in England1991 - Ferguson Jenkins, Gaylord Perry, Rod Carew, Tony Lazzeri, and
1619 - Gerardus Vossius resigns as Dutch regent States college leader1943 - US Joint Chiefs of Staff question Admiral Chester Nimitz over the landing on Gilbert Island1953 - The United Nations Economic and Social Council votes to