Clement Attlee 1883 (the way they think today!)
- 1521 - Pope Leo X excommunicated Martin Luther.
- 1777 - The Battle of Princeton took place in the War of Independence, in which George Washington defeated the British forces, led by Cornwallis.
- 1833 - Britain seized control of the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic. About 150 years later, Argentina seized the islands from the British, but Britain took them back after a 74-day war.
- 1871 - Henry W. Bradley patented oleomargarine.
- 1888 - The drinking straw was patented by Marvin C. Stone.
- 1925 - In Italy, Mussolini announced that he would take dictatorial powers.
- 1959 - In the U.S., Alaska became the 49th state.
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