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A bit of January 16th history…
550 - Gothic War: The Ostrogoths, under King Totila, conquer Rome after a long siege, by bribing the Isaurian garrison (pictured)
1120 - The Council of Nablus is held, establishing the earliest surviving written laws of the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem
1547 - Ivan IV the Terrible (17) crowns himself 1st tsar of Moscow
1919 - The 18th Amendment to the US Constitution, authorizing the prohibition of alcohol, is ratified
1920 - 1st assembly of the League of Nations is held in Paris
1951 - World’s largest gas pipeline opens - Brownsville, TX - 134th St, NYC
2006 - Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf is sworn in as Liberia’s new President; she becomes Africa’s 1st female elected head of statee
A bit of January 16th history… 550 - Gothic War: The Ostrogoths,...