Roman Emperor Julian orders the rebuilding of the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem.
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Solomon's Temple in Jerusalem is completed.
The first regular English-language newspaper, "The Daily Courant," is published in London.
The Boston Massacre: British troops kill five civilians in Boston, Massachusetts.
The New York Stock Exchange is founded.
Rutherford B. Hayes is inaugurated as the 19th President of the United States, serving from 1877 to 1881. Hayes's administration was influenced by his belief in government providing equal treatment without regard to wealth, social standing, or race. One of the defining events of his presidency was the Great Railroad Strike of 1877, which he resolved by calling in the U.S. Army against the railroad workers. It remains the deadliest conflict between workers and strikebreakers in American history. He appointed John Marshall Harlan to the U.S. Supreme Court.