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Events
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- writ of habeas corpus.
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- 1865 - The steamboat Sultana, carrying 2,400 passengers, explodes and sinks in the Mississippi River, killing 1,700, most of whom were Union survivors of the Andersonville Prison.
- compromise is reached to rotate the office of President pro tempore of the United States Senate.
- 1936 - The United Auto Workers (UAW) gains autonomy from the American Federation of Labor.
- 1974 - 10,000 march in Washington, D.C., calling for impeachment of US President Richard Nixon
- John D. Ehrlichman is released from an Arizona prison after serving 18 months for Watergate-related crimes.
- Xerox PARC introduces the computer mouse.
- Jews and others as a German Army officer during World War II.
- 2002 - The last successful telemetry from NASA space probe Pioneer 10.
- 2006 - Construction begins on the Freedom Tower for the new World Trade Center in New York City.