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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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