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The annexation of the Republic of Texas by the United States, approved by the U.S. Congress this day in 1845, sparked the Mexican War because land between the Rio Grande and the Nueces River was disputed territory.
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Guinea was declared free of ebola by the World Health Organization, some two years after the deadly disease was reported in the country and sparked an outbreak in western Africa. Take our quiz about viruses, bacteria, and diseasesCynthia Goldsmith/Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Leaders of the Khmer Rouge, the radical communist movement that controlled Cambodia from 1975 to 1979, publicly apologized for the estimated 1.5 million people who were killed during their rule. Test your knowledge of Asian history
American actress Mary Tyler Moore, best known for her roles on two iconic TV sitcoms—The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961–66) and The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970–77)—was born in Brooklyn, New York. Discover 10 of the best American sitcoms
Leander Starr Jameson launched an abortive raid into the Transvaal to overthrow the Boer government of Paul Kruger. Sort fact from fiction in our Africa quiz
U.S. troops under Colonel James W. Forsyth massacred more than 200 Sioux Indians in the area of Wounded Knee Creek, southwestern South Dakota.Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (reproduction no. LC-DIG-ppmsca-15849)
Abolitionist crusader William Lloyd Garrison published the last issue of The Liberator. Take our fast facts quiz about abolitionism
British statesman William Ewart Gladstone, who served as prime minister of Great Britain four times (1868–74, 1880–85, 1886, 1892–94), was born. Test your knowledge of notable prime ministers
Andrew Johnson, 17th U.S. president and the first ever to be impeached, was born. Discover what happens if the U.S. president is impeached
Hyacinthe Rigaud, one of the most prolific and successful French portrait painters of the Baroque period, died in Paris. Take our quiz about famous artists
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Knights of King Henry II of England killed the archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Becket, in the cathedral. Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about famous Englishmen
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From Britannica Book Of The YearU.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit in New Orleans ruled that the guidelines of the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare should be followed by federal courts in school desegregation orders.
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