1540
\nKing Henry VIII of England’s chief minister, Thomas Cromwell, was executed and Henry married his fifth wife, Catherine Howard.<\/p>\n
1750
\nThe great baroque composer Johann Sebastian Bach died.<\/p>\n
1794
\nRobespierre, one of the leading figures of the French Revolution, was sent to the guillotine.<\/p>\n
1821
\nPeru declared its independence from Spain.<\/p>\n
1868
\nThe 14th Amendment to the Constitution, which established the citizenship of African Americans and guaranteed due process of law, was ratified.<\/p>\n
1914
\nAustria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, precipitating the start of World War I.<\/p>\n
1932
\nHerbert Hoover ordered Douglas MacArthur to evict the Bonus Marchers from their camps.<\/p>\n
2002
\nNine Pennsylvania coal miners were rescued after 77 hours of being trapped in a mine shaft.<\/p>\n
Jacqueline Onassis<\/p>\n
1929\u20131994, born in Southampton, N.Y.<\/p>\n
Beatrix Potter<\/p>\n
author (1866)<\/p>\n
Marcel Duchamp<\/p>\n
painter (1887)<\/p>\n
Bill Bradley<\/p>\n
basketball player (1943)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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