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| 1554 |
Lady Jane Grey, who had claimed the throne of England for nine days, was beheaded after being charged with treason. |
| 1733 |
English colonists led by James Oglethorpe founded Savannah, Ga. |
| 1809 |
Naturalist Charles Darwin was born in Shrewsbury, England. |
| 1870 |
Women in the Utah Territory gained the right to vote. |
| 1909 |
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People was founded in New York. |
| 1912 |
Pu Yi, the last emperor of China, abdicated, marking the end of the Qing Dynasty. |
| 1915 |
The cornerstone for the Lincoln Memorial was laid in Washington, D.C. |
| 1924 |
George Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue” premiered in New York City. |
| 1999 |
The Senate voted to acquit President Bill Clinton on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice.
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| 2000 |
Charles M. Schulz, creator of the “Peanuts” comic strip, died at age 77. |
| 2002 |
The war crimes trial of former Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic began in The Hague. |
| 2004 |
Defying a California law, San Francisco officials began performing weddings for same-sex couples. |
| 2009 |
A commuter plane crashed into a suburban Buffalo, N.Y., home, killing all 49 aboard and a person in the house. |
