1723 - Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI's Pragmatic Sanction with the Diet of Hungary recognizes the King's daughters as successors 1862 - US President Abraham Lincoln orders hanging of 39 Santee Sioux Indians 1903 - Sumatra Atjehs guerilla leader Panglima Polim surrenders 1914 - German troops over run Lodz 1922 - 1st electric power line commercial carrier in US, Utica, NY 1973 - Bahrain's constitution goes into effect 1984 - Helena Suková snaps Martina Navratilova's 74-match winning streak 1-6, 6-3, 7-5 in the semi finals of the Australian Open in Melbourne; ends Navratilova's hopes of completing the Grand Slam 2022 - Donald Trump's real estate company Trump Organization convicted of tax fraud in New York More Historical Events »

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