CoM Moderators Posted Thursday at 04:03 AM Posted Thursday at 04:03 AM 1213 - Chinese general Chih-Chung assassinates Emperor Wei Shao Wang (former Prince of Wei) in Peking and proclaims himself Regent 1814 - Battle of Lake Champlain: The American navy defeats the Royal Navy at Plattsburgh, New York, ending the British invasion of the northern states during the War of 1812 1853 - First electric telegraph used between Merchant's Exchange, San Francisco, and Point Lobos, California 1939 - Iraq and Saudi Arabia declare war on Nazi Germany 1951 - Florence Chadwick becomes the first woman to swim the English Channel from England to France, taking 16 hours and 19 minutes 1953 - KSBW TV channel 8 in Salinas-Monterey, CA (NBC) begins broadcasting 1995 - Eastern Tennessee begins using 423 as the new area code 2015 - Former Governor of Texas, Rick Perry, becomes the first candidate to drop out of the race for the Republican nomination More Historical Events »
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