1180 Manuel I Komnenos, last Emperor of the Komnenian restoration dies. The Byzantine Empire slips into terminal decline. 1493 Christopher Columbus embarks on his second expedition to the New World, setting sail with a fleet of 17 ships 1789 US Federal Judiciary Act passes, creating a six-person Supreme Court 1869 Black Friday; Wall St panic after Gould & Fisk attempt to corner gold 1877 Battle of Shiroyama, decisive victory of the Imperial Japanese Army over the Satsuma Rebellion 1950 Operation Magic Carpet concludes after having transported 45,000 Yemenite Jews to Israel 1994 National League for Democracy is formed by Aung San Suu Kyi and various others to help fight against dictatorship in Myanmar | 
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