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Norway King Olaf I (Olaf Tryggvason), is killed in the Naval Battle of Svolder in the North Baltic Sea, near Rugen, Germany, against an alliance of the Kings of Denmark and Sweden and Olaf's enemies in Norway.
The Battle of Svolder is thought to be one of the most significant battles of the Viking Age, leading to the temporary downfall of Christianity in Norway. More
The Continental Congress formally declares the name of the new nation to be the “United States” of America, replacing the term “United Colonies.” More
California is admitted into the Union becoming the 31st State.
Japan drops incendiary bombs near Brookings, Oregon. Nobuo Fujita was the only Japanese pilot to bomb the U.S. mainland during WWII. A total of four bombs were dropped over two occasions with the intent of starting forest fires; however, due to damp conditions, little damage occurred. In 1962, the Brookings Jaycees invited Fujita to Brookings as an occasion of historical significance.
During the visit, Fujita donated his Samurai sword, which had flown with him in the cockpit, to the City of Brookings as a gesture of international peace and goodwill. Fifty years after the bombing, Fujita returned to the forest he once bombed and planted a little redwood tree, which he called a "symbol of friendship and peace." More
The Allied Fifth Army, commanded by Lieutenant General Mark W. Clark, USA, lands on Salerno, Italy, transported by the Western Naval Task Force, TF 80, commanded by Vice Admiral H. Kent Hewitt, USN.
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Mao Zedong dies in Beijing at age 82 (1893 - 1976). Mao's CCP-flag-draped body lay in state at the Great Hall of the People for one week where an estimated one million people, including diplomatic envoys, leaders of foreign communist parties, and foreign nationals in China paid their final respects.
A three-minute moment of silence was observed in honor of the leader at the start of the 30-minute public funeral in Tiananmen Square, with reports that nearly all of China’s 800 million residents stood in silent tribute.
Tajikistan Independence Day from the Soviet Union. Officially the Republic of Tajikistan, has a population of over 10.7 million people. Its capital and also its most populous city is Dushanbe.
Tajikistan is a landlocked country in Central Asia, it borders Afghanistan to the south, Uzbekistan to the west, Kyrgyzstan to the north, and China to the east and is narrowly separated from Pakistan by Afghanistan's Wakhan Corridor.
A massive gas line pipeline explosion in the Crestmoor residential neighborhood of San Bruno, California quickly engulfs nearby houses. Eight people perished, 58 were reported injured and many homes were destroyed.
The utility giant PG&E was convicted of six felony charges connected to the 2010 San Bruno pipeline explosion. PG&E's sentence included a $3 million fine, a five-year probation period, independent safety monitoring and 10,000 hours of community service. In addition PG&E was mandated to take out full-page ads in the San Francisco Chronicle and Wall Street Journal, in addition to 60-second television ads, detailing the nature of PG&E's offenses and the steps the company was taking to prevent future offenses and disasters.
