2333 BC - The kingdom of Gojoseon is founded on what is now known as the Korean Peninsula
52 BC - Vercingetorix, leader of the Gauls, surrenders to the Romans under Julius Caesar, ending the siege and Battle of Alesia.
1739 - The Treaty of Nissa is signed by the Ottoman Empire and Russia at the finish of the Russian-Turkish War, 1736–1739.
1778 - British Captain James Cook anchors in Alaska.
1789 - George Washington makes the first Thanksgiving Day designated by the national government of the United States of America.
1918 - King Boris III of Bulgaria accedes to the throne.
1929 - The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes is renamed to Kingdom of Yugoslavia, "Land of the South Slavs".
1932 - Iraq gains independence from the United Kingdom.
1955 - The Mickey Mouse Club débuts on ABC.
1990 - Re-unification of Germany. The German Democratic Republic ceases to exist and its territory becomes part of the Federal Republic of Germany. East German citizens became part of the European Community, which later became the European Union. Now celebrated as German Unity Day.
1995 - O. J. Simpson is acquitted of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman.
Famous Birthdays:
1797 - Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany
1837 - Nicolás Avellaneda, 8th President of Argentina
1863 - Pyotr Kuzmich Kozlov, explore
1889 - Carl von Ossietzky, pacifist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize
1933 - Neale Fraser, tennis player
1945 - Tony Brown, footballer
1971 - Kevin Richardson, singer
1973 - Neve Campbell, actress
1979 - Josh Klinghoffer, musician
1980 - Danny O'Donoghue, singer-songwriter and producer
1984 - Ashlee Simpson, singer
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