The Winter Olympics are born, the Battle of the Bulge comes to an end, Charles Manson is found guilty, the Iran hostages arrive home, and Egypt begins rising up, all on this day.
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1533: King Henry VIII of England secretly marries his second wife Anne Boleyn. After failing to give birth to a male heir, Henry would have Boleyn executed on charges of incest and treason in 1536.