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1561 – The steeple of St Paul’s cathedral in London is destroyed in a fire caused by lightning and is never rebuilt. 1812 – Following Louisiana’s admittance as a U.S. state, the Louisiana Territory is renamed the Missouri Territory. 1855 – Major Henry C. Wayne sails from New York on the USS Supply to purchase…
350 – Usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, declares himself Roman emperor, entering the famed city, somewhat theatrically, at the head of a group of gladiators. But then, Nepotianus was always a bit of a show-off. 1326 – The Treaty of Novgorod delineates borders between Russia and Norway in Finnmark. 1839 – In Humen, China,…
