1666: Great Fire of London ends, leaving 13,200 houses destroyed and 8 dead
1774: Twelve of the thirteen American colonies adopt a trade embargo against Great Britain at the first Continental Congress at Carpenters’ Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1839: The First Opium War begins in China
2017: Hurricane Irma becomes the most powerful hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic Basin region with winds of 185mph (280km/h)
Source: Onthisday.com
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