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📅 On this day in 1789:

George Washington is unanimously elected as the first President of the United States by the U.S. Electoral College.

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📅 On this day in 1758:

The city of Macapá in Brazil is founded by Sebastião Veiga Cabral.

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📅 On this day in 1555:

John Rogers is burned at the stake, becoming the first English Protestant martyr under Mary I of England.

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📅 On this day in 1454:

Thirteen Years' War: The Secret Council of the Prussian Confederation sends a formal act of disobedience to the Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights, sparking the Thirteen Years' War.

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📅 On this day in 1169:

A strong earthquake strikes the Ionian coast of Sicily, causing tens of thousands of injuries and deaths, especially in Catania.

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📅 On this day in 960:

Zhao Kuangyin declares himself Emperor Taizu of Song, ending the Later Zhou and beginning the Song dynasty.

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