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1198 - Lotario de Conti became Pope Innocent III. His first act was the restoration of the papal power in Rome.
1815 - Andrew Jackson won the Battle of New Orleans (pictured) two weeks after the signing of the Treaty of Ghent.
1889 - Herman Hollerith received a patent for his electric tabulating machine.
1989 - British Midland Flight 92 crashed onto the embankment of the M1 motorway in the Kegworth air disaster.
2004 - RMS Queen Mary 2, the largest passenger ship ever built, was christened by her namesake's granddaughter, Queen Elizabeth II.

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 * [[1198]] - Lotario de Conti became '''[[Pope Innocent III]]'''. His first act was the restoration of the [[pope|papal]] power in [[Rome]].
-* [[1815]] - [[Colonel]] [[Andrew Jackson]] became a national hero beating the [[Royal Navy|British Navy]] at the '''[[Battle of New Orleans]]'''.
+* [[1815]] - [[Andrew Jackson]] won the '''[[Battle of New Orleans]]''' ''(pictured)'' two weeks after the signing of the [[Treaty of Ghent]].
 * [[1889]] - '''[[Herman Hollerith]]''' received a [[patent]] for his electric [[tabulating machine]].
 * [[1989]] - [[Bmi (airline)|British Midland]] Flight 92 crashed onto the embankment of the [[M1 motorway]] in the '''[[Kegworth air disaster]]'''.