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Jan.3rd
1777, during the Revolutionary War, General George Washington's army routs the British in the Battle of Princeton, New Jersey. That follows Washington and his troops crossing the Delaware River and beating the Hessian nearby Trenton
1990, Panama's ousted leader General Manuel Noriega surrenders to US forces after taking refuge at the Vatican's diplomatic mission. He's later convicted and sentenced to prison in the US for cocaine trafficking, racketeering and money laundering.
1967, Jack Ruby, the nightclub owner who fatally shot Lee Harvey Oswald just days after President John F. Kennedy assassination, dies in a Dallas hospital.
And 1892, take note, "Lord of the Rings" fans. Author J.R.R. Tolkein, creator of the trilogy that found its way to the big screen, is born in South Africa.
相关地名：
Delaware River 德拉瓦河
特拉华州(State of Delaware)，或译德拉维尔州，为美国的一州，是最早加入美国联邦的州，所以又有第一州(The First State)这个称呼。
Trenton：美国新泽西州首府
Vatican：梵蒂冈