The Holy Roman Empire appointed a new supreme military commander, Albrecht von Wallenstein.
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Abraham Lincoln outlawed business with the Confederate States during the Civil War.
Queen Anne knighted Isaac Newton at Trinity College, Cambridge, England.
Harriet Quimby became the first woman to fly across the English Channel in an airplane.
Kendrick Lamar became the first rapper to win Pulitzer Prize.
An earthquake destroyed the city of San Salvador.
