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| 1697 | - | Isaac Newton receives Jean Bernoulli\s 6 month time limit - solves problem before going to bed that same night |
| 1788 | - | 1st settlement established by English in Australia (Sydney) |
| 1837 | - | Mich admitted as 26th US state |
| 1841 | - | Hong Kong was proclaimed a sovereign territory of Britain |
| 1861 | - | La becomes 6th state to secede from US |
| 1871 | - | American income tax repealed |
| 1885 | - | Gen Gordon & troops slain by Sudanese in Khartoum |
| 1905 | - | World\s largest diamond found Cullinan diamond |
| 1946 | - | Indian Republic Day |
| 1950 | - | India becomes a republic ceaseing to be a British dominion |
| 1954 | - | Ground breaking begins on Disneyland |
| 1961 | - | 1st woman `personal physician to President\ - JG Travell |
| 1976 | - | "Israel opens \""Good Fence\"" to Lebanon" |
| 1979 | - | Nelson Rockefeller former VP & 4 time governor of NY died |
| 1980 | - | Islanders & Whalers had a penality free game |
| 1982 | - | Islanders score 4 goals within 1:38 5 within 2:37 vs Penguins |
| 1984 | - | Nordiques\ Michel Goulet scored on 9th penalty shot against Islanders |
| 1986 | - | Chicago Bears defeat Patriots 46-10 in Super Bowl 20 |
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