Historical Events for 16th January 2023

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1120 - The Council of Nablus is held, establishing the earliest surviving written laws of the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem
1493 - Christopher Columbus leaves the New World and sets sail for Spain
1581 - English parliament passes laws against Catholicism
1897 - John Dewey's essay "My Pedagogic Creed" appears in School Journal
1906 - -Apr 13] Conference of Algeciras (about Morocco)
1931 - Australian cricket batting prodigy Don Bradman scores 223 v West Indies in 3rd Test in Brisbane; most runs scored by a player in a Test match in Australia in one day
1968 - The Youth International Party is founded.
1980 - Paul McCartney is arrested at Tokyo International Airport for possession of marijuana; he is sent to jail for nine days before being deported
2001 - Congolese President Laurent-Désiré Kabila is assassinated by one of his own bodyguards.
2006 - Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf is sworn in as Liberia's new president. She becomes Africa's first female elected head of state.

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