Delaware became the first state to ratify the US constitution.
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Pearl Harbor was attacked.
One of America's oldest documented highways was completed on this day in Connecticut, USA.
The southern parts of Great Britain were struck by The Great Storm of 1703, which took the lives of 9,000 people.
A 6.9 earthquake in Spitak, Armenia, killed 25,000-50,000 people and left up to 500,000 homeless.
The Royal Opera House opened at Covent Garden, London, England.
