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Henry Clay
Edgar Allan Poe
Karl Benz's "Motorwagen"
Replica of the Benz Motorwagen
Replica of the Benz Motorwagen
Working replica of the Benz Motorwagen
Illustration of The Raven by John Tenniel
Edgar Allan Poe- Victoria Cross
Pope Sergius III
The "Mantra-Rock Dance" poster
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Ineligible
| Blurb | Reason |
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| 1850 – U.S. Senator Henry Clay introduced the Compromise of 1850, a series of laws designed to balance the interests between the slaveholding Southern United States and the free states of the north. | refimprove section |
| 1886 – German engine designer and engineer Karl Benz filed a patent for the Motorwagen, the first purpose-built, gasoline-driven automobile. | unreferenced section |
| 2002 – In his State of the Union Address, U.S. President George W. Bush described governments he accused of sponsoring terrorism and seeking weapons of mass destruction as an "axis of evil", specifically naming Iran, Iraq, and North Korea. | refimprove |
| 2009 – Governor of Illinois Rod Blagojevich was convicted of several corruption charges, including the alleged solicitation of personal benefit in exchange for an appointment to the United States Senate as a replacement for then-U.S. president-elect Barack Obama. | already featured on December 9 |
Eligible
- 904 – Sergius III, whose pontificate was marked with feudal violence and disorder in central Italy, came out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed antipope Christopher.
- 1845 – American poet Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven" appeared in the New York Evening Mirror, its first publication attributed to Poe.
- 1863 – Indian Wars in North America: The United States Army led by Patrick Edward Connor massacred Chief Bear Hunter and forces of the Shoshone at the Bear River Massacre in present day Franklin County, Idaho.
- 1943 – World War II: The Battle of Rennell Island, the last major naval engagement between the United States Navy and the Imperial Japanese Navy during the Guadalcanal Campaign, began.
- 1967 – The Mantra-Rock Dance, called the "ultimate high" of the hippie era, took place in San Francisco, featuring Swami Bhaktivedanta, Janis Joplin, Grateful Dead, and Allen Ginsberg.
- 1991 – Gulf War: The Battle of Khafji, the first major ground engagement of the war, as well as its deadliest, began.
- 2009 – The Supreme Constitutional Court of Egypt ruled that people who did not adhere to one of the three government-recognised religions are also eligible to receive government identity documents.
Notes
- Pope Sylvester I appears on January 31, so Sergius III should not appear in the same year
- 757 – An Lushan, leader of a revolt against the Tang Dynasty and emperor of Yan, was murdered by his own son, An Qingxu.
- 1856 – Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom issued a Warrant under the Royal sign-manual that established the Victoria Cross, originally to recognise acts of valour by British military personnel during the Crimean War.
- 1891 – Liliʻuokalani (pictured) was proclaimed the last monarch and only queen regnant of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi.
- 1944 – World War II: At least 38 people were killed and about a dozen injured when the Polish village of Koniuchy (present-day Kaniūkai, Lithuania) was attacked by Soviet partisan units.
- 2006 – India's Irfan Pathan became the first bowler to take a Test cricket hat-trick in the opening over of a match.
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