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Henry I is crowned King of England in Westminster Abbey
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Led the Scottish resistance against England, is captured by the English near Glasgow and transported to London where he is put on trial and executed.
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The Mayflower departs from Southampton, England on its first attempt to reach North America.
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In order to help pay for the war effort, the United States government levies the first income tax as part of the Revenue Act of 1861
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The first electric traffic light was installed in Cleveland, Ohio
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Polish insurgents liberate a german labor camp in warsaw, freeing 348 jewish prisoners.
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The United States, The United Kingdom, and The Soviet Union sign a nuclear test ban treaty
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Mariner Program: Mariner-7 makes its closest fly-by of Mars (3,524 kilometers)
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President Ronald Reagan fires 11,359 striking air-traffic controllers who ignored his order for them to return to work.
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