2014 Event India has officially divided the state of Andhra Pradesh to create the nation's 29th state, Telangana; Hyderabad will act as joint capital for both states for the next decade; K. Chandrasekhara Rao will serve as Telangana prime minister 1997 Event Italy's new 1,000 lire coin shows divided Germany on map 1945 Event Koreas divided on 38th parallel with U.S. occupying the southern area 1939 Event Molotov-Ribbentrop pact: East Europe divided between Hitler and Stalin 1939 Event Molotov-Ribbentrop-pact (Soviet Union neutral/Poland divided) 1929 Birthday Christa Wolf, German novelist, Divided Heaven 1920 Event Ireland divided into 2 parts, each with its own parliament 1860 Event Dem convention in Charleston South Carolina divided over slavery 1858 Event Abraham Lincoln says "A house divided against itself cannot stand" 1846 Event Oregon country divided between U.S. and Britain at 49th parallel 1817 Event Mississippi Territory is divided into Alabama Territory and Mississippi 1793 Event Prussia and Russia sign partition treaty (Poland divided)
