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On this day in 1841 – William Henry Harrison(pictured) became the first U.S. President to die in office, sparking a brief constitutional crisis regarding questions of presidential succession that were left unanswered by the U.S. Constitution.

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On this day in 1776 – American Revolutionary War: American colonists defeated British troops at the Battle of Harlem Heights on the island of Manhattan.

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On this day in 1800 – With the signing of the Third Treaty of San Ildefonso, Spain returned the colonial territory of Louisiana to France in return for territories in the Tuscany area of Italy.

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On this day in 1918 – The Sedition Act was passed in the United States, forbidding Americans from using "disloyal, profane, scurrilous, or abusive language" about the United States government, flag, or armed forces during the ongoing World War I.

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On this day in 526 – Upon the death of her father, Theodoric the Great, Amalasuntha of the Ostrogoths became the regent for her ten-year-old son, Athalaric.

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On this day in 1604 – German astronomer Johannes Kepler began observations of an exceptionally bright object, now known as Kepler's Supernova, which had suddenly appeared in the constellation Ophiuchus earlier in the month.

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On this day in 1944 – The Soviet Union forcibly deported the entire population of Crimean Tatars to the Uzbek SSR and elsewhere in the country.

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On this day in 1651 – English Parliamentarian forces under Oliver Cromwell won the Battle of Worcester, the final battle of the English Civil War.

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