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3 January
Contemporary era
1959
Alaska becomes the 49th US state
On 3 January 1959, Alaska was admitted to the Union as the 49th state of the United States.
Bought from Russia in 1867, Alaska joined the Union as the 49th state, enlarging the country by a fifth.
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- Encyclopaedia Alaska (Encyclopaedia Britannica) Encyclopaedia Britannica. 5/5
- Encyclopaedia Alaska (Wikipedia) Wikipedia. 4/5
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Contemporary era
1868
Meiji Restoration in Japan
On 3 January 1868, the proclamation of imperial rule ended the shogunate and opened Japan's modernisation.
A coup in Kyoto removed the Tokugawa shogun and proclaimed the young Meiji emperor; Japan entered rapid modernisation.
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- Encyclopaedia Meiji Restoration (Encyclopaedia Britannica) Encyclopaedia Britannica. 5/5
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From the Middle Ages to the Enlightenment
1521
Leo X excommunicates Luther
On 3 January 1521, the bull Decet Romanum Pontificem excommunicated Martin Luther, sealing the break of the Reformation.
After refusing to recant, Martin Luther was formally excommunicated by Leo X; the break with Rome was complete.
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- Encyclopaedia Decet Romanum pontificem (Encyclopaedia Britannica) Encyclopaedia Britannica. 5/5
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