1497 - Battle of Deptford Bridge - forces under King Henry VII soundly defeat Cornish rebels led by Michael An Gof.
1837 - Charles Goodyear obtains his 1st rubber patent
1885 - Statue of Liberty arrived in NYC aboard French ship `Isere'
1917 - British king George V takes the name Windsor
1982 - President Galtieri resigns after leading Argentina to defeat
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