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Post #684495

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RicOlie_2
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The Historical Discussion Thread: All Discussion Pertaining to History is Welcome
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Date created
19-Jan-2014, 10:33 PM

January 18:

A.D. 1778: Captain James Cook discovers the Sandwich Islands (Hawaii).

A.D. 1788: The penal colony at Botany Bay, Australia, is begun.

A.D. 1861: The American Civil War begins.

January 19:

A.D. 379: Theodosius becomes the co-emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire.

A.D. 1785: The first manned hot air balloon flight takes place in Ireland.

A.D. 1840: Discovery of Antarctica.