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Today in 1972, in Reykjavik, Iceland, ...
Today in 1972, in Reykjavik, Iceland, Bobby Fischer beat Soviet Boris Spassky, becoming the first (...

Today in 1963, Martin Luther King, Jr. ...
Today in 1963, Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech at the Lincoln Memor...

Today in 1883, the Indonesian volcano ...
Today in 1883, the Indonesian volcano Krakatoa erupted, generating the loudest sound in history. It...

Today in 55 B.C., Julius Caesar led the ...
Today in 55 B.C., Julius Caesar led the first Roman invasion of Britain.

Today in 1609, Galileo Galilei ...
Today in 1609, Galileo Galilei demonstrated his first telescope to lawmakers in Venice.

Today in 1990, a judge ruled that Judas ...
Today in 1990, a judge ruled that Judas Priest was not responsible for the suicides of two teenager...

Today in 1992, Hurricane Andrew landed ...
Today in 1992, Hurricane Andrew landed in Florida as a Category 5 storm. It was the most destructiv...

Today in 1846, the United States annexed ...
Today in 1846, the United States annexed New Mexico. It was not incorporated as a state until 1912....

Today in 1911, an employee of the Louvre ...
Today in 1911, an employee of the Louvre stole the Mona Lisa. He was caught 2 years later when he t...