1983 – U.S. President Ronald Reagan called the Soviet Union an evil empire. 1775 – An anonymous writer, thought by some to be Thomas Paine, published African Slavery in America, the first article in the American colonies calling for the emancipation of slaves and the abolition of slavery. 1862 – American Civil War: The iron-clad CSS Virginia (formerly USS Merrimack) was launched at Hampton Roads, Virginia. 1917 – The United States Senate voted to limit filibusters by adopting the cloture rule. 1920 – The Arab Kingdom of Syria, the first modern Arab state to come into existence, was established. 1942 – World War II: The Dutch surrendered to Japanese forces on Java. 1957 – Egypt re-opens the Suez Canal after the Suez Crisis. 1978 – The first radio episode of The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams, is transmitted on BBC Radio 4. 2004 – A new constitution was signed by Iraqs Governing Council.
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