December 16: What Happened on This Day in History (Elementary Level)?

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1. 1431 - Henry VI of England is crowned King of France at Notre Dame in Paris, France.
2. 1497 - Vasco da Gama rounds the Cape of Good Hope, the point where Bartolomeu Dias had previously turned back to Portugal.
3. 1707 - Last recorded eruption of Mount Fuji in Japan.
4. 1773 - American Revolution: Boston Tea Party - Members of the Sons of Liberty disguised as Mohawks dump crates of tea into Boston harbor as a protest against the Tea Act.
5. 1903 - Taj Mahal Palace & Tower first opened its doors to the guests.
6. Famous Birthdays: Catherine of Aragon, Jane Austen (English author), V. S. Pritchett (English author and critic), Margaret Mead (American anthropologist), Adam Riess (American astrophysicist, Nobel Prize Laureate)

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