1814 British forces destroy Library of Congress, containing 3,000 books (War of 1812).
1829 President Jackson makes an offer to buy Texas, but Mexican government refuses.
1892 David Beatty is promoted to lieutenant.
1944 General Charles de Gaulle walks the Champs Elysees in Paris after the liberation of the city from Nazi occupation.
1991 Linux was born when Linus Torvalds sent off the email announcing his project to create a new operating system.
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