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| 1538 | - | Pope Paul III excommunicated England\s King Henry VIII |
| 1777 | - | France recognizes independance of the 13 colonies |
| 1790 | - | Aztec calendar stone discovered in Mexico City |
| 1791 | - | NYC traffic regulation creates 1st one-way street |
| 1792 | - | Opening of 1st legislative assembly of Lower Canada in Quebec city |
| 1843 | - | Charles Dickens\s classic: A Christmas Carol published |
| 1852 | - | 1st Hawaiian cavalry organized |
| 1860 | - | Anaheim Township created in LA County |
| 1875 | - | Violent bread riots at Montreal |
| 1903 | - | At 10:35AM 1st sustained motorized aircraft flight by Wright Bros |
| 1920 | - | Japan receives League of Nations mandate over Pacific islands |
| 1933 | - | 1st professional NFL football game: Chicago Bears vs NY Giants |
| 1944 | - | M-OceanView streetcar resumes service & is extended to Market St |
| 1954 | - | 1st fully automated railroad freight yard - Gary In |
| 1959 | - | 1st movie opening simultaneously in major cities - On The Beach |
| 1975 | - | 1st time Islanders shut-out Rangers 3-0 - Billy Smith\s 5th |
| 1979 | - | Budweiser rocket car reaches 1190 kph (record for wheeled vehicle) |
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