In 1718, hundreds of French colonists arrived in Louisiana, with some of them settling in present-day New Orleans.
In 1825, Uruguay declared independence from Brazil.
In 1921, the United States signed a peace treaty with Germany.
In 1944, Allied forces liberated Paris, ending four years of German occupation. The surrender of Major General Dietrich von Cholitz, who had defied Adolf Hitler's orders to level the French capital rather than give it up, set off wild celebrations in the streets.
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"A man who lives, not by what he love but what he hates, is a sick man."