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• 1809 – Edgar Allan Poe, a poet and author best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre, is born. Poe was one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story and is considered the inventor of the detective fiction genre.
• 1862 – The Battle of Mill Springs concludes, handing the Confederacy their first significant defeat in the American Civil War.
• 1883 – The first electric lighting system employing overhead wires, built by Thomas Edison, begins service at Roselle, New Jersey.
• 1920 – The United States Senate votes against joining the League of Nations.
• 1977 – Snow falls in Miami, Florida. This is the only time in the history of the city that snow has fallen.
• 1981 – United States and Iranian officials sign an agreement to release 52 American hostages after 14 months of captivity, ending the Iran Hostage Crisis.

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