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1657 – Citizens of New Netherland presented the Flushing Remonstrance to Director-General Peter Stuyvesant, requesting an exemption to his ban on Quaker worship. | refimprove section |
1904 – Scottish author and dramatist J. M. Barrie's stage play Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up, about a mischievous little boy who can fly, premiered in London. | original research |
1945 – The international ratification of the Bretton Woods Agreement established the International Monetary Fund and International Bank for Reconstruction and Development. | ((original research)) |
1979 – Soviet war in Afghanistan: Soviet troops stormed Tajbeg Palace outside of Kabul and killed Afghan President Hafizullah Amin and his 300 elite guards. | Tagged for cleanup |
1979 – At the behest of the ruling government, the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan. | appears on February 15, date of Soviet withdrawal |
2008 – In response to rocket attacks from Palestinian armed groups, Israel launched a surprise attack against the Gaza Strip, opening the three-week Gaza War. | multiple issues |
December 27: St. Stephen's Day in Eastern Christianity
Violence in Kenya, 2007