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{{*mp}} [[1674]] – The '''[[Third Anglo-Dutch War]]''' ended with the signing of the [[Treaty of Westminster (1674)|Treaty of Westminster]]. [[History of New York City|New York]], then known as [[New Amsterdam|New Orange]] was transferred back into the hands of [[England]].<!--Tagged with {{unreferenced}} |
{{*mp}} [[1674]] – The '''[[Third Anglo-Dutch War]]''' ended with the signing of the [[Treaty of Westminster (1674)|Treaty of Westminster]]. [[History of New York City|New York]], then known as [[New Amsterdam|New Orange]] was transferred back into the hands of [[England]].<!--Tagged with {{unreferenced}} |
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{{*mp}} [[1911]] – [[Peninsular War]]: An outnumbered [[First French Empire|French]] force routed and nearly destroyed the [[Spain|Spanish]] at the '''[[Battle of the Gebora]]''' near [[Badajoz]], Spain.<!--Selected as [[Wikipedia:Today's featured article/February 19, 2008]] |
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{{*mp}} [[1942]] – '''[[Executive Order 9066|U.S. Executive Order 9066]]''' was signed, authorizing the [[Japanese American internment|relocation and confinement]] of over 112,000 [[Japanese American]]s to [[internment|internment camps]].<!--Tagged with {{Articleissues}} |
{{*mp}} [[1942]] – '''[[Executive Order 9066|U.S. Executive Order 9066]]''' was signed, authorizing the [[Japanese American internment|relocation and confinement]] of over 112,000 [[Japanese American]]s to [[internment|internment camps]].<!--Tagged with {{Articleissues}} |
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- 197 – Septimius Severus defeated usurper Clodius Albinus at the Battle of Lugdunum in present-day Lyon, France, securing full control over the Roman Empire.
- 1594 – King Sigismund III Vasa of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (pictured) was crowned King of Sweden, succeeding his father John III.
- 1942 – World War II: In the largest attacks mounted by a foreign power against Australia, more than 240
bombers and fighters of the Imperial Japanese Navy bombed Darwin, Northern Territory.
- 1978 – Attempting to intervene in a hijacking situation at Larnaca International Airport in Larnaca without authorisation from Cyprus authorities, Egyptian commando forces ended up exchanging gunfire with the Cypriot National Guard.
- 1986 – The space station Mir of the Soviet space program was launched, establishing the first long-term research station in space.
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