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1124 – Lamberto Scannabecchi was elected Pope and took the name Honorius II.

1844 – The Rochdale Pioneers, usually considered the first successful co-operative enterprise, opened their store in Rochdale, England, and formed the basis for the modern co-operative movement.

1919 – After serving two years in prison for encouraging people to resist military conscription, anarchist Emma Goldman (pictured) was deported from the United States to Russia.

1923 – Nepal and the United Kingdom signed a treaty, the first to define the international status of Nepal as an independent and a sovereign nation.

1937 – Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the first full-length cel-animated feature in film history, premiered at the Carthay Circle Theatre in Los Angeles.

1995 – In accordance with the Oslo II Accord, the city of Bethlehem was transferred from Israeli control to that of the Palestinian National Authority.

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