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1998 Diane Zamora, 20, Naval Academy cadet convicted of capital murder 1991 Kuwaiti resistance leaders declare they have control of their capital 1990 "Capital News" starring Lloyd Bridges premieres on ABC-TV 1985 Capital Cities Communications Inc. acquires ABC 1982 Habres rebel army occupies capital of Chad, N'djamena 1982 Zimbabwe capital Salisbury renamed Harare 1982 TA launches 5 year capital program to overhaul New York City subway system 1980 Premier Queddei troops conquers Chad capital N'djamena 1980 U.N. Security Council condemns (14-0, U.S. abstains) Israeli declaration that all of Jersualem is it's capital 1975 Ron Lalonde scores the 1st hat trick by a Washington Capital 1973 Capital Centre (USAir Arena) in Washington D.C. opens 1967 Yellowknife replaces Ottawa as capital of NW Territories, Canada 1963 Capital records signs right of 1st refusal agreement with Beatles 1960 Brasilia becomes capital of Brazil 1954 Babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA National Capital Golf Open 1950 Indonesian troops reconquer Ambonese capital Ambon 1950 U.N. forces entered Pyongyang, capital of North Korea 1950 U.N. troops in Korean War recapture South Korean capital of Seoul 1950 Israeli Knesset resolves Jerusalem is capital of Israel 1949 Knesset votes to transfer Israel's capital to Jerusalem 1946 Michael Milken, born in Los Angeles, California, partner, International Capital Access Group 1934 Congress approves "Lindbergh Act," makes kidnapping a capital offense 1931 New Delhi replaces Calcutta as capital of British-Indies 1931 New Delhi becomes capital of India 1927 Canberra replaces Melbourne as the capital of Australia 1925 Norway's capital Christiania changes name to Oslo 1923 Angora (Ankara) becomes Turkey's capital 1921 Sweden abolished capital punishment 1918 Moscow becomes capital of revolutionary Russia 1913 Foundation stone of the Australian capital in Canberra laid 1898 Yukon Territory of Canada organized, Dawson chosen as capital 1891 Erik Lindahl, Swedish economist, Theory of Money and Capital 1873 Rival cities of Buda and Pest unite to form the capital of Hungary 1870 Italy annexes Rome and Papal States; Rome made Italian capital 1870 Dutch 1st Chamber abolishes Capital punishment (20-18) 1870 Second Chamber abolishes capital punishment 1867 Toronto becomes capital of Ontario 1865 Union forces occupy Confederate capital of Richmond Virginia and Petersberg 1865 CSA President Jefferson Davis flees Confederate capital of Richmond, VA 1864 Helena, Montana's capital, founded 1863 Boise, Idaho founded (now capital of Idaho) 1862 Belle Boyd released from Old Capital Prison in Washington, D.C. 1861 Richmond, Virginia is designated Confederate Capital 1861 Richmond, Virginia, is named the capital of the Confederacy 1858 War of Reform (Mexico); Liberals establish capital at Vera Cruz 1857 Queen Victoria chooses Ottawa as new capital of Canada 1853 Olympia forms as capital of Washington Territory 1847 Michigan is 1st state to abolish capital punishment 1800 Washington D.C. established as capital of US 1797 Albany replaces New York City as capital of NY 1793 Washington replaced Philadelphia as U.S. capital 1790 Congress meets in Philadelphia, new temporary U.S. capital 1789 Chinese troops driven out of Vietnam capital Thang Long 1788 Chinese troops occupy capital Thang Long Vietnam 1788 New York City becomes 1st capital of US 1783 Annapolis Maryland, becomes U.S. capital (until June 1784) 1330 Constantinople (Istanbul) becomes new capital by Roman Emperor Constantine for Eastern Roman Empire 330 Constantinople (Byzantium) becomes capital of Roman Empire

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