Thursday, January 6, 2011

January 6, 1895 – Hawaii Returns to Home Rule

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Since the unification of the Hawaiian Islands by Kamehameha I in 1810, the royal house had controlled the Pacific nation with gradually decr...
Wednesday, January 5, 2011

January 5, 1757 - Louis XV Assassinated

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As the king left his daughter's apartments after a familial visit, madman Robert Damiens sprung from the dark with a pistol. Fired it a...
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Tuesday, January 4, 2011

January 4, 1815 - New England Secedes

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Not yet thirty years after declaring independence from Britain, New England declared independence again at the Hartford Convention during th...
Monday, January 3, 2011

January 3, 1868 - Meiji Emperor Assassinated

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In one of the most pivotal moments in Japanese history, fifteen-year-old Emperor Mutsuhito was discovered dead in his chambers. His father ...
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Sunday, January 2, 2011

January 2, 1813 – Luddites Gain Support

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In a surprise reversal, the Special Commission at York granted reprieves to the Luddites who had destroyed several looms and spinning mules,...
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Saturday, January 1, 2011

January 1, 193 – Rome Returns to the Republic

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After the assassination of Emperor Commodus, the Roman Senate arose under the guidance of Publius Helvius Pertinax to reinstate the principl...
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Friday, December 31, 2010

December 31, 1984 – Goetz Resolves to Vigilantism

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On a cold Saturday afternoon, five gunshots rang out on the New York City Subway, heralding a new age of vigilante justice in major American...