On This Day - January 2, A Shot of History

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1900 – American Statesman and diplomat John Hay announces the Open Door Policy to promote trade with China.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Door_Policy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wFjjdMHv2A

1999 – A brutal snowstorm smashes into the Midwestern United States
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_blizzard_of_1999
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isVIWKI31UY

1945 – World War II: Nuremberg, Germany (in German, Nürnberg) is severely bombed by Allied forces.
http://www.century-of-flight.net/Aviation%20history/WW2/bombing%20of%20Nuremberg.htm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nE2T8rq3P00

1788 - Georgia became the 4th state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_%28U.S._state%29
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBZplG6ISMQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2G2FrfX7TU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glggureA_Kk

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