- 1766 – American Revolution: The British Parliament repeals the Stamp Act, which had been very unpopular in the British colonies.
- 1874 – Hawaii signs a treaty with the United States granting exclusive trading rights.
- 1937 – Spanish Civil War: Spanish Republican forces defeat the Italians at the Battle of Guadalajara.
- 1974 – Oil embargo crisis: Most OPEC nations end a five-month oil embargo against the United States, Europe and Japan.
- 1976 - Jonathan Cliff born in Tulsa, OK at Hillcrest Medical Center. He would later start a rarely read blog at http://littlepastor.blogspot.com
- 2003 – The Iraq War begins. Just hours before the United States begins bombing Iraq, about $1 billion is taken from Iraq’s Central Bank by Saddam Hussein and his family, possibly causing the biggest bank robbery in history.[1]
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