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* [[1934]] – Supported by the Estonian army, '''[[Konstantin Päts]]''' staged a coup d'état, beginning the [[Era of Silence]]<!--not bold, multiple issues-->.
* [[1934]] – Supported by the Estonian army, '''[[Konstantin Päts]]''' staged a coup d'état, beginning the [[Era of Silence]]<!--not bold, multiple issues-->.
* [[1940]] – The [[Moscow Peace Treaty]]<!--not bold, refimprove--> was signed, ending the '''[[Winter War]]''' between Finland and the Soviet Union.
* [[1940]] – The [[Moscow Peace Treaty]]<!--not bold, refimprove--> was signed, ending the '''[[Winter War]]''' between Finland and the Soviet Union.
* [[1952]] – British diplomat '''[[Hastings Ismay, 1st Baron Ismay|Lord Ismay]]''' ''(pictured)'' was appointed the first [[Secretary General of NATO|secretary general of NATO]].
* [[2014]] – A gas leak caused '''[[2014 East Harlem gas explosion|an explosion]]''' in [[East Harlem]], New York City, destroying two apartment buildings and causing eight deaths.
* [[2014]] – A gas leak caused '''[[2014 East Harlem gas explosion|an explosion]]''' in [[East Harlem]], New York City, destroying two apartment buildings and causing eight deaths.
* Born/died this day: | '''[[Symeon the New Theologian]]'''<!--Byzantine monk--> |d|1022|'''[[Stefan Dragutin]]'''<!--Serbian king--> |d|1316|'''[[William Lyon Mackenzie]]'''<!--Canadian journalist--> |b|1795|  '''[[Lilian Faithfull]]'''<!--English educator--> |b|1865| '''[[Lise Tréhot]]'''<!--French model--> |d|1922|'''[[Jack Kerouac]]'''<!--American writer--> |b|1922| '''[[Wally Schirra]]'''<!--American astronaut--> |b|1923|  '''[[Jessica Hardy]]'''<!--American swimmer--> |b|1987| '''[[Lazare Ponticelli]]'''<!--French soldier--> |d|2008
* Born/died this day: | '''[[Symeon the New Theologian]]'''<!--Byzantine monk--> |d|1022|'''[[Stefan Dragutin]]'''<!--Serbian king--> |d|1316|'''[[William Lyon Mackenzie]]'''<!--Canadian journalist--> |b|1795|  '''[[Lilian Faithfull]]'''<!--English educator--> |b|1865| '''[[Lise Tréhot]]'''<!--French model--> |d|1922|'''[[Jack Kerouac]]'''<!--American writer--> |b|1922| '''[[Wally Schirra]]'''<!--American astronaut--> |b|1923|  '''[[Jessica Hardy]]'''<!--American swimmer--> |b|1987| '''[[Lazare Ponticelli]]'''<!--French soldier--> |d|2008
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* [[1881]] – '''[[Andrew Watson (footballer, born 1856)|Andrew Watson]]''' ''(pictured)'' captained the [[Scotland national football team]] against [[England national football team|England]], becoming the world's first black international [[Association football|footballer]].
* [[1881]] – '''[[Andrew Watson (footballer, born 1856)|Andrew Watson]]''' ''(pictured)'' captained the [[Scotland national football team]] against [[England national football team|England]], becoming the world's first black international [[Association football|footballer]].
* [[1947]] – [[Cold War]]: U.S. president [[Harry S. Truman]] proclaimed the '''[[Truman Doctrine]]''' to help stem the spread of [[communism]].
* [[1947]] – [[Cold War]]: U.S. president [[Harry S. Truman]] proclaimed the '''[[Truman Doctrine]]''' to help stem the spread of [[communism]].
* [[1952]] – British diplomat '''[[Hastings Ismay, 1st Baron Ismay|Lord Ismay]]''' was appointed the first [[Secretary General of NATO|secretary general of NATO]].
* [[1971]] – The [[Turkish Armed Forces]] executed a "'''[[1971 Turkish military memorandum|coup by memorandum]]'''", forcing the resignation of Prime Minister [[Süleyman Demirel]].
* [[1971]] – The [[Turkish Armed Forces]] executed a "'''[[1971 Turkish military memorandum|coup by memorandum]]'''", forcing the resignation of Prime Minister [[Süleyman Demirel]].
* [[2006]] – U.S. Army soldiers '''[[Mahmudiyah rape and killings|gang-raped a 14-year-old Iraqi girl and murdered her]]''' along with her family members.
* [[2006]] – U.S. Army soldiers '''[[Mahmudiyah rape and killings|gang-raped a 14-year-old Iraqi girl and murdered her]]''' along with her family members.
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