1945
For colluding with the Nazis...
Vichy government leader Marshal Henri Petain went on trial for treason.
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1829
William Burt patented a forerunner of the typewriter.
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1885
Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th president of the United States, died at Mount McGregor, N.Y., at age 63.
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1914
Austria and Hungary issued an ultimatum to Serbia after the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand, precipitating World War I.
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1952
Revolution erupted in Egypt as the military took power in a bloodless coup. The following year the monarchy was abolished and, for the first time since the pharaohs, Egypt was again ruled by Egyptians.
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1995
The Hale-Bopp comet was discovered by Alan Hale and Thomas Bopp.
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1997
Serbian president Slobodan Milosevic was sworn in as president of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
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2011
Groundbreaking singer Amy Winehouse died.
