1688 Prince Willem III of Orange accepts invitation of take up the British crown 1814 Opening of the Congress of Vienna, which redrew Europe's political map after the defeat of Napoléon Bonaparte 1867 Karl Marx' "Das Kapital" published 1908 Henry Ford introduces the Model T car (costs $825) 1988 Mikhail Gorbachev becomes Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet, effectively head of state of the Soviet Union | 
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