1793

King Louis XVI was guillotined for treason.

1915

The first Kiwanis Club was founded in Detroit.

1924

Vladimir Ilyich Lenin died in Moscow.

1950

George Orwell died in London.

1950

Former State department official Alger Hiss found guilty of perjury.

1954

USS Nautilus, the first nuclear-powered submarine was launched.

1977

President Carter pardoned most Vietnam War draft evaders.

2003

The U.S. Census Bureau reported that Hispanics had surpassed Blacks as the largest minority group.

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