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1644
William Penn was born. Penn would create the colony of Pennsylvania as a haven for Quakers.
1656
In Massachusetts, the first punitive legislation against Quakers was passed.
1735
Methodist founder John Wesley traveled to America to minister to the Indians.
1906
Hannah Arendt was born.
1933
Edith Stein entered the Carmelite order in Cologne.
1953
President Eisenhower issues an executive order that allows for the dismissal of federal employees who refuse to testify before congressional committees on the grounds of self-incrimination.
1958
Tunisia cuts off all diplomatic ties to the United Arab Republic, alleging that the latter had tried to interfere in Tunisia's internal affairs.
1974
The United Nations formally recognizes the Palestinian Liberation Organization as "the representative of the Palestinian people."
1994
The Nobel Peace Prize Committee announces that the year's prize would be awarded jointly to Israel's Yitzhak Rabin and the PLO's chairman Yasir Arafat.
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