1674
\nThe Netherlands and England signed the Peace of Westminster, by which New Amsterdam passed to the English (and was renamed New York).<\/p>\n
1807
\nAaron Burr, vice president under Thomas Jefferson, was arrested for treason. He was later acquitted.<\/p>\n
1878
\nThomas Edison patented the gramophone (phonograph).<\/p>\n
1942
\nPresident Franklin Roosevelt signed an executive order that resulted in the internment of thousands of Japanese-Americans living on the West Coast.<\/p>\n
1945
\nThe U.S. Marines went ashore at Iwo Jima.<\/p>\n
1959
\nBritain, Turkey, and Greece signed the agreement granting Cyprus independence.<\/p>\n
1968
\nThe first nationwide broadcast of Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood aired on PBS.<\/p>\n
1997
\nDeng Xiaoping, Chinese Communist leader, died.<\/p>\n
2008
\nFidel Castro resigned as President of Cuba after 49 years in power. Ra\u00fal Castro, Fidel’s brother, succeeded him as president.<\/p>\n
Nicholas Copernicus
\n1473\u20131543, Polish Astronomer.<\/p>\n
David Garrick
\nactor and dramatist (1717)<\/p>\n
Eddie Arcaro
\njockey (1916)<\/p>\n
Carson McCullers
\nnovelist (1917)<\/p>\n
Lee Marvin
\nactor (1924)<\/p>\n
Smokey Robinson
\nsinger (1940)<\/p>\n
Amy Tan
\nnovelist (1952)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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