* 1783, the Kingdom of Great Britain signs a peace treaty with France
and Spain, officially ending hostilities in the Revolutionary War
* 1841, the island of Hong Kong was ceded by China to Great Britain. (It
returned to Chinese control in July 1997.)
* 1887, the United States Senate allows the Navy to lease Pearl Harbor
as a naval base
* 1949, President Harry S. Truman was sworn in for a second term of
office. In his inaugural address, Truman branded communism a "false
philosophy" as he outlined his program for U.S. world leadership
* 1981, Iran releases 52 American hostages twenty minutes after Ronald
Reagan is inaugurated as U.S. President
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