Today in 1833, 192 years ago: the United Kingdom proclaims its sovereignty over the Falkland Islands.
Today in 1947, 78 years ago: in the United Kingdom, the Labour government of Clement Attlee nationalizes coal mines.
Today in 1945, 80 years ago: Operation Konrad I begins with the aim of trying to liberate the German-Hungarian troops surrounded in Budapest by the Red Army.
Today in 1917, 108 years ago: in Buenos Aires, the Club Atlético Los Andes, team of the Argentine second division of football, was founded.
Today in 1989, 36 years ago: The Montreal Protocol comes into force, stopping the use of chemicals contributing to ozone depletion.
Today in 2005, 20 years ago: Andahuaylazo occurs in Peru. Antauro Humala, brother of former presidential candidate Ollanta Humala, captures the Andahuaylas police station; 4 police officers and 1 reservist die.
Today in 1999, 26 years ago: in Brazil, Fernando Henrique Cardoso assumes the position of president for the second time.
Today in 1818, 207 years ago: Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (anonymously) publishes the pioneering work of science fiction, Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus, in London.
Today in 1772, 253 years ago: The first traveler's cheques, which could be used in 90 European cities, are issued by the London Credit Exchange Company.
Today in 2023, 2 years ago: Croatia officially adopts the Euro, becoming the 20th Eurozone country, and becomes the 27th member of the Schengen Area.
Today in 2011, 14 years ago: in Brazil, Dilma Rousseff takes over as president, succeeding Lula da Silva.
Today in 1962, 63 years ago: Western Samoa achieves independence from New Zealand; its name is changed to the Independent State of Western Samoa.
Today in 1725, 300 years ago: J. S. Bach leads the first performance of his chorale cantata Jesu, nun sei gepreiset, BWV 41, which features the trumpet fanfares from the beginning also in the end.
Today in 1949, 76 years ago: clashes between Zulu customers and Hindu merchants in the west market of Durban (South Africa) cause the death of seventy-five people.
Today in 1965, 60 years ago: in Spain the second channel of Spanish Radiotelevision is inaugurated, which was historically known as "el UHF", "La Segunda Cadena" or "Cadena II" and in the eighties as TVE-2. It is currently known as La 2.
Today in 1969, 56 years ago: clashes between Catholics and Protestants in Londonderry (Northern Ireland) cause 120 injuries.
Today in 1919, 106 years ago: in Germany, Rosa Luxemburg, Karl Liebknecht and Wilhelm Pieck found the German Communist Party.
Today in 1885, 140 years ago: Twenty-five nations adopt Sandford Fleming's proposal for standard time (and also, time zones).
Today in 1504, 521 years ago: in Italy, the Spanish army enters Gaeta, thus ending the war that confronted France and Spain for Naples.
Today in 2019, 6 years ago: The American Wrestling Company All Elite Wrestling known as AEW is founded.
Today in 1978, 47 years ago: Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747, crashes into the Arabian Sea off the coast of Bombay, India, due to instrument failure, spatial disorientation, and pilot error, killing all 213 people on board.
Today in 1997, 28 years ago: Ghanaian Kofi Annan takes office as Secretary-General of the UN, replacing Egyptian Butros Ghali.
Today in 1921, 104 years ago: La Gaceta de Madrid publishes the authorization to build the Faculty of Medicine and the Clinical Hospital in Moncloa.
Today in 1959, 66 years ago: in Cuba: the rebellion against the dictatorship triumphs and the Cuban Revolution begins. The dictator Fulgencio Batista takes refuge in the Dominican Republic and instead takes power from the commander of the Rebel Army Fidel Castro.
Today in 1981, 44 years ago: Greece joins the EEC (European Economic Community), becoming the tenth member of this organization.
Today in 1961, 64 years ago: Joaquín Balaguer assumed the presidency of the Dominican Republic
*1801 – The legislative union of Kingdom of Great Britain and Kingdom of Ireland is completed to form the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
Aram Sinnreich
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