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1533 Henry VIII marries Anne Boleyn.

1787 Small farmers in Springfield, Massachusetts led by Daniel Shays, revolt against tax laws. Federal troops break up the protesters of what becomes known as Shay's Rebellion.

1846 The dreaded Corn Laws, which taxed imported oats, wheat and barley, are repealed by the British Parliament.

1904 Two-hundred coal miners are trapped in their Pennsylvania mine after an explosion.

1915 Alexander Graham Bell in New York and Thomas Watson in San Francisco make a record telephone transmission.

1918 Austria and Germany reject U.S. peace proposals.

1919 The League of Nations plan is adopted by the Allies.

1929 Members of the New York Stock Exchange ask for an additional 275 seats.

1930 New York police rout a Communist rally at the Town Hall.

1943 The last German airfield in Stalingrad is captured by the Red Army.

JOTD: A 60-year-old millionaire is getting married and throws a big wedding reception. His friends are quite jealous and in a quiet moment, one of them asks him how did he land such a hot 23-year-old beauty.
“Simple,” grins the millionaire, “I faked my age.'
His friends are really amazed and ask him how much he said.
'Well,' he replied, 'I said I was 87!'