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Last Notes npub1k7k6g5ax28kmgnfdacszaytdptdugsd2sasr97spjj04vzwch0jsj6rt0y On This Day In History Today in 1867, 158 years ago: the United States buys Alaska from Russia for 7.2 million US dollars. npub1k7k6g5ax28kmgnfdacszaytdptdugsd2sasr97spjj04vzwch0jsj6rt0y On This Day In History Today in 1922, 103 years ago: at Toronto General Hospital (Canada) for the first time insulin is administered to a patient. npub1k7k6g5ax28kmgnfdacszaytdptdugsd2sasr97spjj04vzwch0jsj6rt0y On This Day In History Today in 1921, 103 years ago: A truce in the Irish War of Independence comes into effect. npub1k7k6g5ax28kmgnfdacszaytdptdugsd2sasr97spjj04vzwch0jsj6rt0y On This Day In History Today in 1893, 131 years ago: The first cultured pearl is obtained by Kōkichi Mikimoto. npub1k7k6g5ax28kmgnfdacszaytdptdugsd2sasr97spjj04vzwch0jsj6rt0y On This Day In History Today in 2006, 18 years ago: In the city of Bombay (India), explosives attacks occur at seven train stations, leaving 200 dead and 460 injured. npub1k7k6g5ax28kmgnfdacszaytdptdugsd2sasr97spjj04vzwch0jsj6rt0y On This Day In History * 1997 – Miguel Ángel Blanco, a member of Partido Popular (Spain), is kidnapped in the Basque city of Ermua by ETA members, sparking widespread protests. npub1k7k6g5ax28kmgnfdacszaytdptdugsd2sasr97spjj04vzwch0jsj6rt0y On This Day In History Today in 2019, 5 years ago: in Puebla (Mexico), after 81 years of vehicle history, the Volkswagen company manufactures the last example in the world of the Volkswagen Beetle, known as the "Vocho". npub1k7k6g5ax28kmgnfdacszaytdptdugsd2sasr97spjj04vzwch0jsj6rt0y On This Day In History Today in 1584, 440 years ago: in Delft (United Provinces of the Netherlands ), Balthasar Gérard assassinates King William I of Orange. npub1k7k6g5ax28kmgnfdacszaytdptdugsd2sasr97spjj04vzwch0jsj6rt0y On This Day In History Today in 1921, 103 years ago: Belfast's Bloody Sunday occurs with 20 killings, at least 100 wounded and 200 homes destroyed during rioting and gun battles in Belfast, Northern Ireland. npub1k7k6g5ax28kmgnfdacszaytdptdugsd2sasr97spjj04vzwch0jsj6rt0y On This Day In History Today in 1985, 39 years ago: the French state, through its secret services, orders the sinking of the ship Rainbow Warrior of the environmental organization Greenpeace. npub1k7k6g5ax28kmgnfdacszaytdptdugsd2sasr97spjj04vzwch0jsj6rt0y On This Day In History Today in 1942, 82 years ago: in Amsterdam (Netherlands), in the context of the Holocaust, Anne Frank's family hides in a storage room in the attic above her father's office. npub1k7k6g5ax28kmgnfdacszaytdptdugsd2sasr97spjj04vzwch0jsj6rt0y On This Day In History Today in 1977, 47 years ago: On the occasion of National Youth Day, Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet makes Chacarillas' speech, in which he announces the bases for a new institutionality. npub1k7k6g5ax28kmgnfdacszaytdptdugsd2sasr97spjj04vzwch0jsj6rt0y On This Day In History Today in 1979, 45 years ago: the American probe Voyager 2 passes within 570,000 km of Jupiter; it discovers that the planet has rings and transmits photos of its satellites. npub1k7k6g5ax28kmgnfdacszaytdptdugsd2sasr97spjj04vzwch0jsj6rt0y On This Day In History Today in 1968, 56 years ago: in South Bank (London), the Hayward gallery opens. npub1k7k6g5ax28kmgnfdacszaytdptdugsd2sasr97spjj04vzwch0jsj6rt0y On This Day In History Today in 1892, 132 years ago: in Katipunan (Philippines) the revolutionary Philippine Brotherhood was founded, which contributed to the end of the Spanish Empire in Asia. npub1k7k6g5ax28kmgnfdacszaytdptdugsd2sasr97spjj04vzwch0jsj6rt0y On This Day In History Today in 1959, 65 years ago: Venus occults the star Regulus. This rare event is used to determine the diameter of Venus and the structure of the Venusian atmosphere. npub1k7k6g5ax28kmgnfdacszaytdptdugsd2sasr97spjj04vzwch0jsj6rt0y On This Day In History Today in 1963, 61 years ago: flawed presidential elections are held in Argentina (since Peronism is outlawed, which in the last free elections had won with 62% of the votes): Arturo Illia, of the UCRP, obtains 25% of the votes, the former dictator Aramburu obtains 7%, and the blank votes exceed 15%. npub1k7k6g5ax28kmgnfdacszaytdptdugsd2sasr97spjj04vzwch0jsj6rt0y On This Day In History Today in 2021, 3 years ago: Jovenel Moïse, President of Haiti, is assassinated. npub1k7k6g5ax28kmgnfdacszaytdptdugsd2sasr97spjj04vzwch0jsj6rt0y On This Day In History Today in 1983, 41 years ago: Cold War: Samantha Smith, a US schoolgirl, flies to the Soviet Union at the invitation of Secretary General Yuri Andropov. npub1k7k6g5ax28kmgnfdacszaytdptdugsd2sasr97spjj04vzwch0jsj6rt0y On This Day In History Today in 1939, 85 years ago: Anti-Jewish legislation in prewar Nazi Germany closes the last remaining Jewish enterprises. npub1k7k6g5ax28kmgnfdacszaytdptdugsd2sasr97spjj04vzwch0jsj6rt0y On This Day In History Today in 1989, 35 years ago: The Tel Aviv–Jerusalem bus 405 suicide attack: Sixteen bus passengers are killed when a member of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad took control of the bus and drove it over a cliff. npub1k7k6g5ax28kmgnfdacszaytdptdugsd2sasr97spjj04vzwch0jsj6rt0y On This Day In History Today in 1887, 137 years ago: The founder of Pakistan, Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, joins Sindh-Madrasa-tul-Islam, Karachi. npub1k7k6g5ax28kmgnfdacszaytdptdugsd2sasr97spjj04vzwch0jsj6rt0y On This Day In History Today in 1811, 213 years ago: the Supreme Council of Degree 33 and last of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite was founded in Spain. npub1k7k6g5ax28kmgnfdacszaytdptdugsd2sasr97spjj04vzwch0jsj6rt0y On This Day In History Today in 1943, 81 years ago: World War II: The Battle of Kursk, the largest full-scale battle in history and the world's largest tank battle, begins in the village of Prokhorovka. npub1k7k6g5ax28kmgnfdacszaytdptdugsd2sasr97spjj04vzwch0jsj6rt0y On This Day In History Today in 1608, 416 years ago: Québec City is founded by Samuel de Champlain. npub1k7k6g5ax28kmgnfdacszaytdptdugsd2sasr97spjj04vzwch0jsj6rt0y On This Day In History Today in 1976, 48 years ago: After defeating the invading United States in the Vietnam War (1955-1975), the two halves into which France had divided Vietnam - North Vietnam and South Vietnam - unite to form the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. npub1k7k6g5ax28kmgnfdacszaytdptdugsd2sasr97spjj04vzwch0jsj6rt0y On This Day In History Today in 1988, 36 years ago: Marcel Lefebvre and the four bishops he consecrated were excommunicated by the Holy See. npub1k7k6g5ax28kmgnfdacszaytdptdugsd2sasr97spjj04vzwch0jsj6rt0y On This Day In History Today in 1940, 84 years ago: The SS Arandora Star is sunk by U-47 in the North Atlantic with the loss of over 800 lives, mostly civilians. npub1k7k6g5ax28kmgnfdacszaytdptdugsd2sasr97spjj04vzwch0jsj6rt0y On This Day In History Today in 1897, 127 years ago: in London (United Kingdom), the Italian Guglielmo Marconi (1874-1937) patented the radio (which Nikola Tesla had already patented in that same city). npub1k7k6g5ax28kmgnfdacszaytdptdugsd2sasr97spjj04vzwch0jsj6rt0y On This Day In History Today in 1561, 463 years ago: Menas, emperor of Ethiopia, defeats a revolt in Emfraz. npub1k7k6g5ax28kmgnfdacszaytdptdugsd2sasr97spjj04vzwch0jsj6rt0y On This Day In History Today in 1958, 66 years ago: The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation links television broadcasting across Canada via microwave. npub1k7k6g5ax28kmgnfdacszaytdptdugsd2sasr97spjj04vzwch0jsj6rt0y On This Day In History Today in 2010, 14 years ago: in Spain, Sandro Rosell assumes the presidency of FC Barcelona. npub1k7k6g5ax28kmgnfdacszaytdptdugsd2sasr97spjj04vzwch0jsj6rt0y On This Day In History Today in 1982, 42 years ago: in Argentina - within the framework of the bloody civic-military dictatorship (1976-1983)- General Reynaldo Bignone assumed power after the de facto interim presidency of General Alfredo Oscar Saint-Jean. npub1k7k6g5ax28kmgnfdacszaytdptdugsd2sasr97spjj04vzwch0jsj6rt0y On This Day In History Today in 1997, 27 years ago: Space Shuttle program: Space Shuttle Columbia is launched on STS-94, a re-flight of the prematurely-ended STS-83 mission with the same crew. npub1k7k6g5ax28kmgnfdacszaytdptdugsd2sasr97spjj04vzwch0jsj6rt0y On This Day In History Today in 1997, 27 years ago: the United Kingdom hands over control of Hong Kong to China, after 155 years of colony. npub1k7k6g5ax28kmgnfdacszaytdptdugsd2sasr97spjj04vzwch0jsj6rt0y On This Day In History Today in 1957, 67 years ago: The International Geophysical Year begins. npub1k7k6g5ax28kmgnfdacszaytdptdugsd2sasr97spjj04vzwch0jsj6rt0y On This Day In History Today in 1997, 27 years ago: China resumes sovereignty over the city-state of Hong Kong, ending 156 years of British colonial rule. The handover ceremony is attended by British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Charles, Prince of Wales, Chinese President Jiang Zemin and U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. npub1k7k6g5ax28kmgnfdacszaytdptdugsd2sasr97spjj04vzwch0jsj6rt0y On This Day In History Today in 1960, 64 years ago: Somalia becomes independent from Italy and the United Kingdom. npub1k7k6g5ax28kmgnfdacszaytdptdugsd2sasr97spjj04vzwch0jsj6rt0y On This Day In History Today in 1864, 160 years ago: U.S. President Abraham Lincoln grants Yosemite Valley to California for "public use, resort and recreation". npub1k7k6g5ax28kmgnfdacszaytdptdugsd2sasr97spjj04vzwch0jsj6rt0y On This Day In History Today in 1926, 98 years ago: the League of Nations' control over Austria ends. npub1k7k6g5ax28kmgnfdacszaytdptdugsd2sasr97spjj04vzwch0jsj6rt0y On This Day In History Today in 1805, 219 years ago: Under An act to divide the Indiana Territory into two separate governments, adopted by the U.S. Congress on January 11, 1805, the Michigan Territory is organized. npub1k7k6g5ax28kmgnfdacszaytdptdugsd2sasr97spjj04vzwch0jsj6rt0y On This Day In History Today in 1974, 50 years ago: The Baltimore municipal strike of 1974 begins. npub1k7k6g5ax28kmgnfdacszaytdptdugsd2sasr97spjj04vzwch0jsj6rt0y On This Day In History Today in 1956, 68 years ago: over the Grand Canyon, in Arizona (United States), a Super Constellation (from the company TWA) and a DC-7 (from the company United Airlines) collide; all 128 die aboard both aircraft. npub1k7k6g5ax28kmgnfdacszaytdptdugsd2sasr97spjj04vzwch0jsj6rt0y On This Day In History Today in 1776, 248 years ago: American Revolutionary War: Thomas Hickey, Continental Army private and bodyguard to General George Washington, is hanged for mutiny and sedition. npub1k7k6g5ax28kmgnfdacszaytdptdugsd2sasr97spjj04vzwch0jsj6rt0y On This Day In History Today in 1967, 57 years ago: Israel annexes East Jerusalem. npub1k7k6g5ax28kmgnfdacszaytdptdugsd2sasr97spjj04vzwch0jsj6rt0y On This Day In History Today in 1948, 76 years ago: the Cominform expels Yugoslavia from the communist bloc. npub1k7k6g5ax28kmgnfdacszaytdptdugsd2sasr97spjj04vzwch0jsj6rt0y On This Day In History Today in 1975, 49 years ago: Incorporation of the first Boeing B-707 into the Argentine Air Force. The Boeing B-707 320, acquired by the Presidency of the Nation, baptized "Sovereignty", is added to the endowment of the I Air Brigade. Transferred to the Argentine Air Force with registration T-01. In 1977, a loading door was placed on it and it was re-registered TC-91. npub1k7k6g5ax28kmgnfdacszaytdptdugsd2sasr97spjj04vzwch0jsj6rt0y On This Day In History Today in 1880, 144 years ago: Australian bushranger Ned Kelly is captured at Glenrowan. npub1k7k6g5ax28kmgnfdacszaytdptdugsd2sasr97spjj04vzwch0jsj6rt0y On This Day In History Today in 2006, 18 years ago: in the State of Texas, the Mexican-born serial killer Ángel Maturino Reséndiz is executed. npub1k7k6g5ax28kmgnfdacszaytdptdugsd2sasr97spjj04vzwch0jsj6rt0y On This Day In History Today in 1914, 110 years ago: The Illinois Monument is dedicated at Cheatham Hill in what is now the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park. npub1k7k6g5ax28kmgnfdacszaytdptdugsd2sasr97spjj04vzwch0jsj6rt0y On This Day In History Today in 1990, 34 years ago: The 7.4 Mw Manjil–Rudbar earthquake affects northern Iran with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme), killing 35,000–50,000, and injuring 60,000–105,000. npub1k7k6g5ax28kmgnfdacszaytdptdugsd2sasr97spjj04vzwch0jsj6rt0y On This Day In History Today in 1933, 91 years ago: in the Caribbean Sea, Spanish aviators Mariano Barberán and Joaquín Collar, who had crossed the Atlantic aboard the Cuatro Vientos, leave Havana for Mexico, disappearing along the way. npub1k7k6g5ax28kmgnfdacszaytdptdugsd2sasr97spjj04vzwch0jsj6rt0y On This Day In History Today in 1865, 159 years ago: Years after the Emancipation proclamation, the slaves of Galveston (Texas) are freed. npub1k7k6g5ax28kmgnfdacszaytdptdugsd2sasr97spjj04vzwch0jsj6rt0y On This Day In History Today in 1707, 317 years ago: in Xátiva, King Felipe V of Spain orders the burning of the town. npub1k7k6g5ax28kmgnfdacszaytdptdugsd2sasr97spjj04vzwch0jsj6rt0y On This Day In History Today in 1972, 52 years ago: in the United States, the illegal search of the headquarters of the Democratic Party at the Watergate Hotel takes place. npub1k7k6g5ax28kmgnfdacszaytdptdugsd2sasr97spjj04vzwch0jsj6rt0y On This Day In History Today in 1805, 219 years ago: strong earthquake in the departments of Tolima and Cundinamarca (Colombia) of 6.2 on the Richter scale. npub1k7k6g5ax28kmgnfdacszaytdptdugsd2sasr97spjj04vzwch0jsj6rt0y On This Day In History Today in 1824, 200 years ago: A meeting at Old Slaughter's coffee house in London leads to the formation of what is now the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA). npub1k7k6g5ax28kmgnfdacszaytdptdugsd2sasr97spjj04vzwch0jsj6rt0y On This Day In History Today in 1670, 354 years ago: The first stone of Fort Ricasoli is laid down in Malta. npub1k7k6g5ax28kmgnfdacszaytdptdugsd2sasr97spjj04vzwch0jsj6rt0y On This Day In History Today in 1836, 188 years ago: Arkansas is admitted as the 25th U.S. state. npub1k7k6g5ax28kmgnfdacszaytdptdugsd2sasr97spjj04vzwch0jsj6rt0y On This Day In History Today in 1830, 194 years ago: 27 km west of the city of Algiers, 34,000 French soldiers land. The French colonization of Algeria begins. npub1k7k6g5ax28kmgnfdacszaytdptdugsd2sasr97spjj04vzwch0jsj6rt0y On This Day In History Today in 1942, 82 years ago: in Amsterdam (Netherlands), the Jewish girl Anne Frank begins to write her diary. She will be killed by the Nazis two years later. npub1k7k6g5ax28kmgnfdacszaytdptdugsd2sasr97spjj04vzwch0jsj6rt0y On This Day In History Today in 1940, 84 years ago: The Soviet Union presents an ultimatum to Lithuania resulting in Lithuanian loss of independence. npub1k7k6g5ax28kmgnfdacszaytdptdugsd2sasr97spjj04vzwch0jsj6rt0y On This Day In History Today in 2008, 16 years ago: in Zaragoza (Spain), the International Exhibition opens to the public, with the slogan "Water and sustainable development". npub1k7k6g5ax28kmgnfdacszaytdptdugsd2sasr97spjj04vzwch0jsj6rt0y On This Day In History Today in 1618, 406 years ago: Joris Veseler prints the first Dutch newspaper Courante uyt Italien, Duytslandt, &c. in Amsterdam (approximate date). npub1k7k6g5ax28kmgnfdacszaytdptdugsd2sasr97spjj04vzwch0jsj6rt0y On This Day In History Today in 1966, 58 years ago: The United States Supreme Court rules in Miranda v. Arizona that the police must inform suspects of their Fifth Amendment rights before questioning them (colloquially known as "Mirandizing"). npub1k7k6g5ax28kmgnfdacszaytdptdugsd2sasr97spjj04vzwch0jsj6rt0y On This Day In History Today in 1991, 33 years ago: the Russian city of Leningrad regains its old name of St. Petersburg. npub1k7k6g5ax28kmgnfdacszaytdptdugsd2sasr97spjj04vzwch0jsj6rt0y On This Day In History Today in 1999, 25 years ago: Kosovo War: Operation Joint Guardian begins when a NATO-led United Nations peacekeeping force (KFor) enters the province of Kosovo in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. npub1k7k6g5ax28kmgnfdacszaytdptdugsd2sasr97spjj04vzwch0jsj6rt0y On This Day In History Today in 1955, 69 years ago: the Le Mans Disaster occurs where 82 spectators die in addition to the driver Pierre Levegh after exploding his vehicle in the grandstands. npub1k7k6g5ax28kmgnfdacszaytdptdugsd2sasr97spjj04vzwch0jsj6rt0y On This Day In History Today in 1918, 106 years ago: The Austro-Hungarian battleship SMS Szent István sinks off the Croatian coast after being torpedoed by an Italian MAS motorboat; the event is recorded by camera from a nearby vessel. npub1k7k6g5ax28kmgnfdacszaytdptdugsd2sasr97spjj04vzwch0jsj6rt0y On This Day In History Today in 1948, 76 years ago: At 12:45 there is the first television broadcast in Spain npub1k7k6g5ax28kmgnfdacszaytdptdugsd2sasr97spjj04vzwch0jsj6rt0y On This Day In History Today in 2018, 6 years ago: Opportunity rover, sends it last message back to earth. The mission was finally declared over on February 13, 2019. npub1k7k6g5ax28kmgnfdacszaytdptdugsd2sasr97spjj04vzwch0jsj6rt0y On This Day In History Today in 2017, 7 years ago: Montenegro joins NATO. npub1k7k6g5ax28kmgnfdacszaytdptdugsd2sasr97spjj04vzwch0jsj6rt0y On This Day In History Today in 2001, 23 years ago: Nicolos Gogichaishvilli, a doctor graduated from the Street School, was born on the shores of Bolivia. npub1k7k6g5ax28kmgnfdacszaytdptdugsd2sasr97spjj04vzwch0jsj6rt0y On This Day In History Today in 2005, 19 years ago: The Madrid gymnast Rafael Martínez is proclaimed champion of the general contest in the European gymnastics. npub1k7k6g5ax28kmgnfdacszaytdptdugsd2sasr97spjj04vzwch0jsj6rt0y On This Day In History Today in 2002, 22 years ago: in Chile, ten people die due to the heavy rains that hit the country. npub1k7k6g5ax28kmgnfdacszaytdptdugsd2sasr97spjj04vzwch0jsj6rt0y On This Day In History Today in 1920, 104 years ago: Hungary loses 71% of its territory and 63% of its population when the Treaty of Trianon is signed in Paris. npub1k7k6g5ax28kmgnfdacszaytdptdugsd2sasr97spjj04vzwch0jsj6rt0y On This Day In History Today in 1962, 62 years ago: At Paris Orly Airport, Air France Flight 007 overruns the runway and explodes when the crew attempts to abort takeoff, killing 130. npub1k7k6g5ax28kmgnfdacszaytdptdugsd2sasr97spjj04vzwch0jsj6rt0y On This Day In History Today in 1602, 422 years ago: An English naval force defeats a fleet of Spanish galleys, and captures a large Portuguese carrack at the Battle of Sesimbra Bay npub1k7k6g5ax28kmgnfdacszaytdptdugsd2sasr97spjj04vzwch0jsj6rt0y On This Day In History Today in 1946, 78 years ago: the Republic of Italy is established by referendum. npub1k7k6g5ax28kmgnfdacszaytdptdugsd2sasr97spjj04vzwch0jsj6rt0y On This Day In History Today in 1975, 49 years ago: The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan was founded by Jalal Talabani, Nawshirwan Mustafa, Fuad Masum and others. npub1k7k6g5ax28kmgnfdacszaytdptdugsd2sasr97spjj04vzwch0jsj6rt0y On This Day In History Today in 2019, 5 years ago: in El Salvador, Nayib Bukele takes office as president. npub1k7k6g5ax28kmgnfdacszaytdptdugsd2sasr97spjj04vzwch0jsj6rt0y On This Day In History Today in 1879, 145 years ago: Napoleon Eugene, son and heir of Napoleon III, dies during the Zulu war. npub1k7k6g5ax28kmgnfdacszaytdptdugsd2sasr97spjj04vzwch0jsj6rt0y On This Day In History Today in 2011, 13 years ago: Space Shuttle Endeavour makes its final landing after 25 flights. npub1k7k6g5ax28kmgnfdacszaytdptdugsd2sasr97spjj04vzwch0jsj6rt0y On This Day In History Today in 1795, 229 years ago: French Revolution: The Revolutionary Tribunal is suppressed. npub1k7k6g5ax28kmgnfdacszaytdptdugsd2sasr97spjj04vzwch0jsj6rt0y On This Day In History Today in 1902, 122 years ago: Second Boer War: The Treaty of Vereeniging ends the war and ensures British control of South Africa. npub1k7k6g5ax28kmgnfdacszaytdptdugsd2sasr97spjj04vzwch0jsj6rt0y On This Day In History Today in 1970, 54 years ago: in Peru, an earthquake ravages the northern area of Ancash and causes alluvium in Yungay and Huaraz. About 66,800 people are dead or missing. See 1970 Ancash Earthquake. npub1k7k6g5ax28kmgnfdacszaytdptdugsd2sasr97spjj04vzwch0jsj6rt0y On This Day In History Today in 1951, 73 years ago: The Uniform Code of Military Justice takes effect as the legal system of the United States Armed Forces. npub1k7k6g5ax28kmgnfdacszaytdptdugsd2sasr97spjj04vzwch0jsj6rt0y On This Day In History Today in 1970, 54 years ago: The 7.9 Mw Ancash earthquake shakes Peru with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe) and a landslide buries the town of Yungay, Peru. Between 66,794 and 70,000 were killed and 50,000 were injured. npub1k7k6g5ax28kmgnfdacszaytdptdugsd2sasr97spjj04vzwch0jsj6rt0y On This Day In History Today in 1979, 45 years ago: Downeast Flight 46 crashes on approach to Knox County Regional Airport in Rockland, Maine, killing 17. npub1k7k6g5ax28kmgnfdacszaytdptdugsd2sasr97spjj04vzwch0jsj6rt0y On This Day In History Today in 1510, 514 years ago: During the reign of the Zhengde Emperor, Ming dynasty rebel leader Zhu Zhifan is defeated by commander Qiu Yue, ending the Prince of Anhua rebellion. npub1k7k6g5ax28kmgnfdacszaytdptdugsd2sasr97spjj04vzwch0jsj6rt0y On This Day In History Today in 1864, 160 years ago: Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico arrives in Mexico for the first time. npub1k7k6g5ax28kmgnfdacszaytdptdugsd2sasr97spjj04vzwch0jsj6rt0y On This Day In History Today in 1486, 538 years ago: in Spain, the Christian troops of Hernán Pérez del Pulgar reconquer the city of Salar (Granada) from the Muslims. npub1k7k6g5ax28kmgnfdacszaytdptdugsd2sasr97spjj04vzwch0jsj6rt0y On This Day In History Today in 1948, 76 years ago: the United Nations Peace Forces were created in New York. npub1k7k6g5ax28kmgnfdacszaytdptdugsd2sasr97spjj04vzwch0jsj6rt0y On This Day In History Today in 1961, 63 years ago: in Pinar del Río, a counterrevolutionary group supported by the CIA sets fire to the Cine Riesgo with "live phosphorus" during the children's matinee. 26 children and 14 adults are injured. npub1k7k6g5ax28kmgnfdacszaytdptdugsd2sasr97spjj04vzwch0jsj6rt0y On This Day In History Today in 1967, 57 years ago: Jacqueline Kennedy and her daughter Caroline “boot” the Navy aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy. npub1k7k6g5ax28kmgnfdacszaytdptdugsd2sasr97spjj04vzwch0jsj6rt0y On This Day In History Today in 1907, 117 years ago: in San Francisco (California) begins a resurgence of the bubonic plague. npub1k7k6g5ax28kmgnfdacszaytdptdugsd2sasr97spjj04vzwch0jsj6rt0y On This Day In History Today in 1958, 66 years ago: First flight of the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II. npub1k7k6g5ax28kmgnfdacszaytdptdugsd2sasr97spjj04vzwch0jsj6rt0y On This Day In History Today in 1895, 129 years ago: Cuba buries the patriot José Martí with honors. npub1k7k6g5ax28kmgnfdacszaytdptdugsd2sasr97spjj04vzwch0jsj6rt0y On This Day In History Today in 1927, 97 years ago: in the United States, the Ford Motor Company stops producing the Ford T and begins to reassemble its plants to build the Ford A. npub1k7k6g5ax28kmgnfdacszaytdptdugsd2sasr97spjj04vzwch0jsj6rt0y On This Day In History Today in 1822, 202 years ago: in the Church of Grue (Norway) 116 people die in a fire, the largest in the history of that country.
