    ==events== * 380 &ndash; edict of thessalonica: emperor theodosius i, with co-emperors gratian and valentinian ii, declare their wish that all roman citizens convert to trinitarian christianity. * 425 &ndash; the university of constantinople is founded by emperor theodosius ii at the urging of his wife aelia eudocia. * 907 &ndash; abaoji, a khitan chieftain, is enthroned as emperor taizu, establishing the liao dynasty in northern china. *1560 &ndash; the treaty of berwick, which would expel the french from scotland, is signed by england and the lords of the congregation of scotland. *1594 &ndash; henry iv is crowned king of france. *1617 &ndash; sweden and russia sign the treaty of stolbovo, ending the ingrian war and shutting russia out of the baltic sea. *1626 &ndash; yuan chonghuan is appointed governor of liaodong, after he led the chinese into a great victory against the manchurians under nurhaci. *1700 &ndash; the island of new britain is discovered. *1776 &ndash; american revolutionary war: the battle of moore's creek bridge in north carolina breaks up a loyalist militia. *1782 &ndash; american revolutionary war: the house of commons of great britain votes against further war in america. *1801 &ndash; pursuant to the district of columbia organic act of 1801, washington, d.c. is placed under the jurisdiction of the u.s. congress. *1812 &ndash; argentine war of independence: manuel belgrano raises the flag of argentina in the city of rosario for the first time. * 1812 &ndash; poet lord byron gives his first address as a member of the house of lords, in defense of luddite violence against industrialism in his home county of nottinghamshire. *1829 &ndash; battle of tarqui is fought. *1844 &ndash; the dominican republic gains independence from haiti. *1860 &ndash; abraham lincoln makes a speech at cooper union in the city of new york that is largely responsible for his election to the presidency. *1861 &ndash; russian troops fire on a crowd in warsaw protesting against russian rule over poland, killing five protesters. *1864 &ndash; american civil war: the first northern prisoners arrive at the confederate prison at [[andersonville, georgia
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