Romania and Bulgaria signed the European Union’s Treaty of Accession, the last step to joining the Union.
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The Chongzhen Emperor died by suicide during a peasant rebellion.
The Thornton Affair, a skirmish between American and Mexican soldiers in Texas, started a chain of events that led to the Mexican-American War.
A highwayman, Nicolas Pelletier, was the first man to be executed by the guillotine in Paris, France.
Porsche was officially added to the commercial register in Germany.
New York state became the first to require license plates on automobiles.
