1793
King Louis XVI was guillotined for treason.
1915
The first Kiwanis Club was founded in Detroit.
1924
Vladimir Ilyich Lenin died in Moscow.
1950
George Orwell died in London.
1950
Former State department official Alger Hiss found guilty of perjury.
1954
USS Nautilus, the first nuclear-powered submarine was launched.
1977
President Carter pardoned most Vietnam War draft evaders.
2003
The U.S. Census Bureau reported that Hispanics had surpassed Blacks as the largest minority group.
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