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This Day In History
1522
Suleiman the Magnificent accepts the surrender of the surviving Knights of Rhodes, who are allowed to evacuate. They eventually settle on Malta and become known as the Knights of Malta.
1803
The Louisiana Purchase is completed at a ceremony in New Orleans.
1860
South Carolina becomes the first state to attempt to secede from the United States.
1941
First battle of the American Volunteer Group, better known as the "Flying Tigers" in Kunming, China.
1946
The popular Christmas film It's a Wonderful Life is first released in New York City.
1951
The EBR-1 in Arco, Idaho becomes the first nuclear power plant to generate electricity. The electricity powered four light bulbs.
1996
NeXT merges with Apple Computer, starting the path to Mac OS X.
2007
Portrait of Suzanne Bloch (1904), by Pablo Picasso, is stolen from the São Paulo Museum of Art, along with O Lavrador de Café by Candido Portinari.
Famous Birthdays
1629
Pieter de Hooch, Dutch painter (d. 1684)
1868
Harvey Firestone, American automobile pioneer (d. 1938)
1901
Robert J. Van de Graaff, American physicist and inventor (d. 1967)
1932
John Hillerman, American actor
1946
John Spencer, American actor (d. 2005)
1952
Jenny Agutter, English actress
1957
Stephen Bicknell, British organ builder (d. 2007)
1963
Iqbal Theba, Pakistani actor
1970
Nicole de Boer, Canadian actress
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