1271 Kublai Khan renames his empire "Yuan" (元 yuán), marking the start of the Yuan Dynasty of China 1603 First fleet of the Dutch East India Company under Admiral Steven van der Haghen departs for the East-Indies 1642 Abel Tasman's expedition sails around Farewell Spit and into Golden Bay, first sighting local Māori in New Zealand 1917 The 18th Amendment to the US Constitution, authorizing prohibition of alcohol, is approved by the US congress and sent to the states for ratification 1957 World's 1st full scale nuclear power plant, for peacetime use only, begins to generate electricity at the Shippingport Atomic Power Station in Pennsylvania 2019 US House of Representatives votes to impeach President Donald Trumpfor abuse of power (230-197) and obstruction of Congress (229-198) | 
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