1821
Independence in Central America
Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and El Salvador gained independence.
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1789
The U.S. Department of Foreign Affairs changed its name to the Department of State.
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1835
Charles Darwin and the HMS Beagle reached the Galapagos Islands.
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1917
Alexander Kerensky proclaimed Russia a republic.
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1935
The Nuremberg Laws deprived Jews of their citizenship and made the Swastika the official emblem of Nazi Germany.
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1963
A church bombing in Birmingham, Alabama, killed four young black girls.
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1989
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Robert Penn Warren, the first poet laureate of the United States, died.
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2004
The National Hockey League lockout began. The 2004-2005 season would ultimately be canceled.
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