Eric Hoffer 1902
- 1587 - Japanese strong-man Hideyoshi banned Christianity in Japan and ordered all Christians to leave.
- 1805 - Aaron Burr visited New Orleans with plans to establish a new country, with New Orleans as the capital city.
- 1861 - The Crittenden Resolution, which called for the American Civil War to be fought to preserve the Union and not for slavery, was passed by the U.S. Congress.
- 1914 - Russia declared that it would act to protect Serbian sovereignty.
- 1924 - Greece announced the deportation of 50,000 Armenians.
- 1952 - Puerto Rico became a self-governing commonwealth of the U.S.
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