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1801 - The U.S. House of Representatives elected Thomas Jefferson as President and Aaron Burr as Vice President of the United States, resolving an electoral tie in the 1800 presidential election.
1854 - Britain recognized the independence of the Orange Free State (flag pictured) in the present-day Free State Province, South Africa.
1895 - The ballet Swan Lake was first performed at full length with music by Tchaikovsky in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
1959 - Vanguard 2, the first weather satellite, was launched to measure cloud-cover distribution.
1979 - About 120,000 troops of the People's Liberation Army of China crossed into northern Vietnam, starting the Sino-Vietnamese War.

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 * [[1801]] - The [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]] elected [[Thomas Jefferson]] as [[President of the United States|President]] and [[Aaron Burr]] as [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] of the [[United States]], resolving an [[United States Electoral College|electoral]] tie in the '''[[United States presidential election, 1800|1800 presidential election]]'''.
-* [[1854]] - [[British Empire|Britain]] recognized the [[independence]] of the '''[[Orange Free State]]''' in the present-day [[Free State Province]], [[South Africa]].
+* [[1854]] - [[British Empire|Britain]] recognized the [[independence]] of the '''[[Orange Free State]]''' ''(flag pictured)'' in the present-day [[Free State Province]], [[South Africa]].
 * [[1895]] -  The [[ballet]] '''''[[Swan Lake]]''''' was first performed at full length with music by [[Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky|Tchaikovsky]] in [[Saint Petersburg]], [[Russia]].
 * [[1959]] - '''[[Vanguard 2]]''', the first [[weather satellite]], was launched to measure [[cloud]]-cover distribution.