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- 1807 - British Parliament abolished the slave trade.
- 1821 - Greece gained independence from Turkey.
- 1900 - The U.S. Socialist Party was formed in Indianapolis.
- 1902 - In Russia, 567 students were found guilty of "political disaffection." 95 students were exiled to Siberia.
- 1911 - In New York City, 146 women were killed in fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company in New York City.
- 1919 - The Paris Peace Commission adopted a plan to protect nations from the influx of foreign labor.
- 1954 - RCA manufactured its first color TV set and began mass production.
- 1971 - The Boston Patriots became the New England Patriots.
- 1983 - The U.S. Congress passed legislation to rescue the U.S. social security system from bankruptcy.
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