1899 - The Malolos Republic, the Philippines' first independent government, is inaugurated by President Emilio Aguinaldo; it will not last long because imperialist America will soon start its colonization of the archipelago.
1368 - Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang begins his reign, ushering in the Ming Dynasty in China; considered one of the greatest eras of political and social order in human history, the Ming will last for over three centuries.
1945 - Adolf Hitler rather belatedly starts a new major German program of shipbuilding; within a few months, Nazi Germany and the rest of the Axis forces will be defeated in World War II>.
1973 - Mt. Helgafell in Iceland's Heimaey island erupts after 7,000 years of being dormant; luckily, a crack on the slope opens all the way until the ocean, letting the lava flow towards the water.
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