1653 :Oliver Cromwell became lord protector of England, Scotland, and Ireland.
1773 :The Boston Tea Party took place.
1916 :Grigori Rasputin assassinated by a group of noble Russian conspirators.
1920 :One of the deadliest earthquakes in history hit the Gansu province in China. The 8.6 quake killed 200,000 people.
1944 :The Battle of the Bulge during World War II began in Belgium.
1990 :Jean-Bertrand Aristide was elected president of Haiti in the country's first democratic elections.
2000 :Colin Powell was selected to become the first African-American secretary of state.
1773 :The Boston Tea Party took place.
1916 :Grigori Rasputin assassinated by a group of noble Russian conspirators.
1920 :One of the deadliest earthquakes in history hit the Gansu province in China. The 8.6 quake killed 200,000 people.
1944 :The Battle of the Bulge during World War II began in Belgium.
1990 :Jean-Bertrand Aristide was elected president of Haiti in the country's first democratic elections.
2000 :Colin Powell was selected to become the first African-American secretary of state.
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