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- 1820 - Britain's King George III died insane at Windsor Castle.
- 1850 - Henry Clay introduced in the Senate a compromise bill on slavery that included the admission of California into the Union as a free state.
- 1886 - The first successful petrol-driven motorcar, built by Karl Benz, was patented.
- 1916 - In World War I, Paris was bombed by German zeppelins for the first time.
- 1963 - Britain was refused entry into the EEC.
- 1979 - U.S. President Carter formally welcomed Chinese Vice Premier Deng Xiaoping to the White House. The visit followed the establishment of diplomatic relations.
- 1990 - Joseph Hazelwood, the former skipper of the Exxon Valdez, went on trial in Anchorage, AK, on charges that stemmed from America's worst oil spill. Hazelwood was later acquitted of all the major charges and was convicted of a misdemeanor.
- 1997 - America Online agreed to give refunds to frustrated customers under threat of lawsuits across the country. Customers were unable to log on after AOL offered a flat $19.95-a-month rate.
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