2 B.C.: Venus and Jupiter in conjunction - possible astrological explanation for Star of Bethlehem.
1191: Crusader King Richard I kills 3,000 muslim prisoners in Akko.
1781: George Washington begins to move his troops south to fight Cornwallis.
1865: President Andrew Johnson proclaims an end to "insurrection" in Texas.
1866: President Andrew Johnson formally declares US Civil War over.
1920: American Professional Football Association forms; Jim Thorpe installed as president; later to become the National Football League (NFL).
2000: PGA Championship Men's Golf, Valhalla GC: Tiger Woods becomes first since Ben Hogan (1953) to win three majors in a calendar year; wins back-to-back PGA titles in 3-hole playoff with Bob May.
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