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Liu Bang was crowned Emperor Gaozu of Han, marking the beginning of four centuries of Han Dynasty rule in China.

John Wesley charters the first Methodist Church in the United States.

Due to the Pike's Peak Gold Rush, the US Congress created the Colorado Territory.

The Bland-Allison Act, which allowed silver dollars to be minted again, became law.

French forces tried to drive German forces back into Champagne during World War I, gaining a few hundred yards at a cost of 50,000 casualties.

Great Britain ended its protectorate and granted Egypt nominal independence while retaining control over military and diplomatic affairs.

The February 28 Massacre: Chiang Kai-shek's Kuomintang violently suppresses the Taiwan uprising, killing 18,000-28,000 and igniting the White Terror.

Francis Crick and James Watson discovered the double-helix structure of DNA using X-ray diffraction techniques developed by Rosalind Franklin and Maurice Wilkins.

The J. Paul Getty Museum becomes the world's wealthiest museum with a $1.2 billion bequest from its founder, J. Paul Getty.

The final episode of M*A*S*H aired on CBS as a two-hour special, with 77% watching, the highest percentage for a show at the time.

Michael Jackson won 8 Grammys at the 26th Grammy Awards.

The Gulf War ended when Iraq accepted a ceasefire after retreating from Kuwait.

First military action in NATO's 45-year history, U.S. fighter planes shot down four Serbian warplanes bombing Bosnia's no-fly zone.

Within three weeks of announcing he would step down, 85-year-old Pope Benedict XVI resigned.

US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's extraordinary White House meeting was cut short after a dispute in front of reporters.